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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours 7 days, 24 hour cover, including Nights)
Job ref
351-FYL525-EJ-A
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
L7F9 L5036 Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Blackpool (25-65)
Town
Blackpool
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Mental Health Nurse Urgent Care and Access rotation post

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 practitioner to join the Fylde Coast Urgent Care and access service. This role will give the practitioner a unique opportunity to develop knowledge and skills and gain experience working in Mental Health Liaison (MHLT), Home Based treatment team (HBTT) and Initial Response Service (IRS).

You will rota between the three teams every 6 months with a mix of days and night shifts.

You will also be supported by the community matron who will provide supervision alongside the supervision you will receive from your clinical supervisor in each of the teams.

The urgent care and access service offer 24-hour support to service users, and their families/carers, who are suffering from mental health concerns.

Home Based Treatment Team support people living in the community, aged 16 years old or above who have moderate to complex or serious mental health problems across Lancashire.

The teams have various functions including assessment, gate keeping and a home based treatment function as an alternative to admission. This also includes facilitating early discharge from hospital.

 

Main duties of the job

The Mental Health Liaison team provides a comprehensive service to patients/service users, carers and clinical colleagues based within our acute trusts.   

This involves:

          Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems, over the age of 16 yrs. of age.

          Providing a mental health consultation-liaison and advice       service

          Delivering a range of interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate

          Assisting and supporting general hospital colleagues in making decisions about treatment and care in complex situations

          Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff.

          Representing mental health services within the general hospital

          Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care

  • Following assessment, discuss and agree with the band 7 practitioner, the most appropriate pathway, signposting and were an inpatient stay is potentially required refer to the Enhanced Gatekeeping MDT.
  • Co-ordinate 136 MHA presentations in the A&E Department and support Section 136 Suites co-located with MHDUs.

 

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. 

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. 

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • current NMC Registration or equivalent professional health care qualification Evidence of professional updating and development in the care of patients in an acute or community setting. Diploma in Professional Studies (Nursing) - or equivalent. Teaching & Assessing qualification (or equivalent). CBT/PSI qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • A minimum of two years post-registration mental health experience. Involvement in innovative practice and multi-cultural environments Of practicing in an acute mental health inpatient/community care setting.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Skills in assessing, planning and evaluating mental health interventions. Skills in interacting therapeutically with distressed and/or disturbed individuals. Skills in individual interventions. Skills in teaching, supervision and self-appraisal. Skills in multi-disciplinary team-work. Skill in interacting effectively with colleagues. Excellent presentation skills – both verbally and non-verbally. Skill in basic research process. Skill in audit and quality assurance programmes. Skill in report writing. Skill in chairing meetings. Skill in motivating and managing change in others. Skills/training in a psychological therapy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dominic Hudson
Job title
Service Manager, Access & Urgent Care
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

 

 

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