Lead Nurse - In-Reach & Home Treatment Team, Older Adult Crisis Team

Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Mental Health Lead Nurse, or an experienced Band 5 looking to take the next step into a Band 6 role, to join the Older Adult In-Reach and Home Treatment Team in Chesterfield.The primary aim of the service is to support older adults experiencing a deterioration in their mental health within their own homes and, whereappropriate, avoid hospital admissions where appropriate.The team also works closely with mental health inpatient wards tofacilitatetimelydischarge and supportpatients inreturning home as soon as it is safe to do so.The serviceoperates7 days a week, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, including weekends and bank holidays.Due to the large geographical area covered by the service and the requirement to respond within 2-4 hours, the successful candidate must be able to travel independently, with access to their own vehicle being essential.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.

The post holder will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.

As a senior registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.

About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities
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We cover Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

There is an expectation that as a Lead Nurse, you will be able to make complex decisions, lead a shift, cover duty and formulate detailed assessments and person-centred care plans to assist in the prevention of hospital admissions where appropriate.

Experience of working with older adults with a functional, mental health illness is essential.

The successful applicant will work within a supportive MDT and have close links with the Community Mental Health Teams, GPs and social care.

Professional development and further learning is encouraged and you will receive robust clinical and managerial supervision, along with wider support and training in-house within the team.

You will also be expected to provide supervision to team members and mentor students.

The team works 365 days a year, with hours covering, Monday-Sunday, 9.00am-5.00pm; this includes weekends and Bank Holidays when needed.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience with functional older adults

Desirable

• Community experience
• Previous band 6 experience

Qualifications
Essential

• Nursing degree/diploma and NMC registration
• Mentorship/SSSA trained

Desirable

• Supervision trained

Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
• Able to meet the travel requirements of this post
• Aware of own Limitations
• Good clinical assessment skills
• Good demonstration of risk assessment skills
• Knowledge of functional illness

Desirable

• Evidence of effective risk management working
• Good IT skills/ knowledge of computer systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.