Community Mental Health NurseBand 5

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for newly qualified / graduate Band 5 Nurse to join the well-established Newham Home Treatment and Crisis Assessment Team within the wider Crisis Pathway. This multi-disciplinary community based service aims to provide an urgent triage response and comprehensive crisis assessments to adult service users living in the London Borough of Newham, and where suitable, provide crisis home treatment team interventions. The Home Treatment Team and Crisis Assessment Team operate  24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

We are looking to recruit an innovative and independent clinician who will be provided with an opportunity to work in a developing and nurturing team. The role will involve flexible working in both Newham Home Treatment Team and the Crisis Assessment Team on a shift pattern basis. Applicants will be triaging crisis line referrals, conducting in-depth crisis assessments and formulating treatment and risk management plans with the support of an MDT. Additionally, applicants will be providing short term, intensive, safe and effective home-based treatment as alternative to acute adult in-patient care. We are seeking applications from a nursing background and welcome confident clinicians who are able to work well under pressure, supporting those who are in great distress and acutely unwell.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking clinicians who have excellent communication skills, time management skills and can demonstrate empathy when conducting crisis care. We are looking for a clinician who is enthusiastic about working in a dynamic service where weekly training and development are provided.

The service runs across a 24-hour period, 7 days a week  therefore flexibility is essential and shift patterns are standard (day/nights and weekends) . In return, successful applications will be supported by the way of supervision, reflective practice, training sessions, and professional and developmental support through the management structure. If you are interested in working at the forefront of the Crisis Pathway with an opportunity to support those in crisis, please apply below.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse Part 3 and 13 (NMC) or Nurse trainee/graduate

Desirable criteria

Evidence of portfolio

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of making full psycho-social assessment and writing reports.

Experience of working as part of a multi-professional team

Experience of working in a multi-racial inner city area

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working as a qualified RMN

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Leadership skills

Ability to manage self and others

Ability to prioritise workload

Excellent time management skills

Ability to work effectively as part of a Team

Desirable criteria

To teach and support junior staff and students