Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Clinician / Specialist Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
Do you want to be part of an innovative, dynamic service that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people?
We are looking to appoint Band 6 Specialist Practitioners to our CAMHS听 Intensive Home Treatment Team, this team works closely with the CAMHS Crisis team. This is an exciting opportunity for mental health/learning disability nurses with experience of mental health to progress their skills working within the Intensive Home Treatment and CAMHS. Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis setting is desirable but not essential.
There will be considerations for听 Band 5-6 development for the right candidate.
The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 community crisis service for young people up to the age of 18 years听 The team also provides intensive intervention, home treatment and in reach into the CAMHS inpatient/acute hospital setting.
The team includes a Clinical Team Leader, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nurse Associates, and Healthcare Assistants.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have strong engagement skills, excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies and professions.
The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and undertake the crisis assessment of young people, undertake care plans and provide psychological interventions in relation to the young person鈥檚 presenting need. They will also lead/supervise interventions provided by junior staff.
The CAMHS Crisis & Intensive Home Treatment Team work closely with our CAMHS Inspire Inpatient Service and will support young people whilst an in-patient to support early discharge.听 Therefore the successful candidate will be provided with additional training with regards to in-patient working to support this joint working.
Experience of working with young people with emotional or mental health difficulties or working in a mental health urgent care/ crisis/ intensive setting is essential.
The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours per week 09:30-19:30 but would expect to work flexibly.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you鈥檒l need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you鈥檒l find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse on NMC live register
- Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. The Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Postgraduate/Masters level
- Leadership training/qualification/experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
- Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous community based experience or band 6 experience transferrable to community setting
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- steph mcgowan
- Job title
- Operational Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07816865672
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