Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is recruiting a mental health nurse to its Crisis Assessment and Intensive Support Team in the Suffolk Crisis Service. The post centres on assessing children and young people in acute distress, planning and delivering their care, and managing a caseload. It sits in a community CAMHS crisis team, working closely with partners in social care and education and supervising junior staff and students. Fit depends on a registered mental health nurse qualification and practice supervisor or assessor training.
What the job involves
- Undertake direct assessments and deliver care plans for children and young people in crisis
- Manage a caseload and provide mental health care to people with mental health needs
- Ensure the appropriateness of referrals and continuity of care across services
- Work with multi-agency partners including CAMHS, social care and education
- Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students
- Provide an appropriate learning environment for UEA students
- Maintain accurate mental health clustering and documentation at admission, discharge and review
- Pass mental health clustering information to other Trust teams or services on patient transfer
- Ensure the accuracy and quality of clustering activity within the team
- Provide support and advice to other health care professionals
- Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
What’s required
Qualifications
- Practice Supervisor or Practice Assessor training in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018
Registration & licences
- Registered mental health nurse with relevant professional registration
Experience
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Familiarity with risk assessment and its management
Skills & knowledge
- Processing, planning and delegating work
Other
- Willing and able to undertake further training and development specific to the role
Nice to have
- Time management and reflection on clinical practice
What’s offered
- £3,000 recruitment premium, pro rata for part-time roles, paid in two halves and taxable, subject to repayment if leaving or moving within 2 years
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
