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About
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we provide care to more than one million people a year. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare has a number of excellent training and development opportunities from mentorship and learning partnerships to fully funded apprenticeships, from level 1 through to Master’s degree level. We also have strong research and learning links with the Institute of Mental Health, the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Derby. Collaboration with our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners and the voluntary, community and education sectors are vital to our work.
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Community Mental Health Nurse/ Mental Health Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 12-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Broxtowe and Hucknall LMHT
- Address
- 38 Wollaton Road
- Town
- Beeston
- Postcode
- NG9 2NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Nottinghamshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Mental Health
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Community Mental Health Nurse or Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join the County South Local Mental Mental Health Teams (LMHT). We are looking for applicants from a Mental Health Nurse or equivalent background who are looking at taking the next step in their career to join our team. We have posts in the Rushcliffe LMHT and the Broxtowe and Hucknall LMHT.
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.
LMHT is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Advert
The LMHTs provide mental health services for adults across Nottinghamshire.
We help patients and their families cope with periods of severe mental illness and assess, plan and implement a personalised path of recovery. Some of our patients may require short term intervention, and sometimes longer-term care plans will be put in place.
We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In return the successful applicant will receive training and support to develop specific therapeutic skills to enable them to provide a high-quality service to our patients and their families.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.
Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Generous NHS pension scheme
Enhanced Maternity and Sick pay
Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
Commitment to career development
Wide range of training and development opportunities
Working in a supportive environment
Retail Discounts
Option to purchase additional Annual Leave
Clinical Supervision
Preceptorship Programme
Staff Health and Wellbeing Services
Day to Day Duties:
Caseload management under the Care Programme Approach
Initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.
To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.
To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.
To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community
To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings.
To demonstrate high level communication skills.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent
- Maintains current registration with the NMC or equivalent
- Practice based educator qualification or equivalent (or prepared to undertake training)
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
- Evidence of post registration/specialist qualification in specific service area or other formal training
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as part of an MDT
- Good skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation of service users care
- IT skills
- Ability to prioritise work
- Interpersonal skills
- Clinical supervision skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working within a mental health clinical setting
Desirable criteria
- The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
- Experience of working within adult community setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
- Knowledge of Code of Practice
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of national and local issues impacting care
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Values - Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tanya Hobbs
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9455990
- Additional information
For the Broxtowe & Hucknall LMHT post you can also contact Oliver Robinson (Clinical Lead)-
0115 8541271
For the Rushcliffe LMHT post you can also contact Sian Alexander (Clinical Lead)-
0115 9455990
0115 8541271
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