Job overview

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust currently have a vacancy within the In-Reach department, which sits within the Urgent Care Group. The In-Reach Team is a small team consisting of a Team Leader,  two Band 7 Clinical Leads and four Band 4 Practitioners. Cover is provided at Sherwood Oaks and Highbury Hospital in Bulwell.

If you are a confident experienced clinician looking for a new challenge, and would like an opportunity to use your skills working in a busy, rewarding and supportive environment we would like to hear from you.

We currently have 2 positions available that will cover Sherwood Oaks, although cover may also need to be provided across sites. This position is a full-time permanent post. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Main duties of the job

To undertake an assessment of housing and social needs of individuals with mental health difficulties who are in-patients on mental health wards within the county area of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

To act as a lead in relation to addressing identified housing and social difficulties.

To pro-actively engage within bed management meetings across the Trust, working in collaboration with statutory and non-statutory organisations to reduce hospital in-patient stays for patients and thus contribute to the reduction of delayed transfer of care (DTOC).

To act as a resource for social and housing difficulties and related issues across the acute community services.

Main duties of the job

• Working collaboratively and in partnership with other statutory, non-statutory and voluntary teams, agencies and organisations.
• To demonstrate high level communication skills.
• To be proactive in attending the ward to undertake a full assessment of needs on a face-to-face basis. 
• To actively engage the service user with appropriate statutory and non-statutory organisations. 
• To engage with family / carers where appropriate in relation to social difficulties if agreed.
• To actively attend county-wide DTOC / bed management meetings, utilising problem-solving techniques in order to engage with service users where there are difficulties surrounding discharge.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment