Haringey CRHTT Senior Nurse Practitioner - Band 6

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Senior Practitioner Nurse to join the Haringey Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team has arisen. This is a permanent, full time position that will require working on rotation including night shifts, however, we are very flexible with individual's shift requests. The HCRHTT is a 7 day per week/24hours a day service which provides urgent care for people experiencing mental health crisis as an alternative to hospital admission. The CRHTT is crucial in delivering urgent crisis resolution assessments and treatment for service users by assessing their needs and caring for them in the least restrictive environment. We are looking for motivated, positive and committed individual to join our well established, supportive and dynamic team with excellent clinical and risk assessment skills which will allow further professional development.Main duties of the jobWe require an experienced Band 6 RMN (or an experienced Band 5 RMN who is looking for a promotion) and can bring their own professional expertise to our fast-paced team. The right candidate should be confident in managing risk in the least restrictive way with support from the team. By its nature, crisis work requires professionals who have a broad range of skills including being skilled mental health assessors with an ability to signpost service users towards the most effective treatment pathways. Working for a Crisis Home Treatment team in Haringey means no two days are the same. The service we provide is critical to those in a mental health crisis and helps enable specialist support from the onset. We are an urgent care service and aim to respond at the soonest opportunity to ensure seamless care and better outcomes for patients.About usBEHMHT is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care. BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which delivers MH care across some of the prisons and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We have also been appointed as the lead provider of forensic mental health services across North London managing the devolved New Models of care budget of 170m from 2018/19. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs a mental health practitioner you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. This includes assessing those with high risk of self harm and suicide and have serious mental health problems. As part of your role you will be expected to offer support and guidance to the junior staff around you. Supervision will be offered regularly, alongside regular team meetings, and opportunities to engage with clinical supervision. This ensures that staff feel valued, supported and have access to the correct support.Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationEssential
Registered mental Health nurse (NMC registration)
Desirable
MSc in relevant field
Experience and knowledgeEssential
Demonstrable experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting Demonstrable robust knowledge of risk management and its application to service user, carer and staff safety Demonstrable understanding of a range of assessment tools and treatment modalities Experience of leadership of junior staff in a clinical setting
Skills and AbilitiesEssential
Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal skills Ability to negotiate and liaise professionally with stakeholders Ability to make autonomous decisions Ability to manage and support service users in challenging/crisis situations
Personal QualitiesEssential
Ability to maintain boundaries and form positive therapeutic relationships with service users and carers Interest in developing own practice using psychological approaches Commitment to co-production
Desirable
Interest in Quality Improvement
Other requirementsEssential
Car driver with current and valid driving license and own vehicle
Employer detailsEmployer nameBarnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS TrustAddressSt Ann's hospital London N15 3THAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 306-BEH-#####-B
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