Job summary
- Main area
- Home Treatment
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (happy to discuss flexible working)
- Job ref
- 437-6290369-A
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rivington Unit
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Nurse - Home Based Treatment
Band 5
Job overview
The Home Based Treatment Team in Bolton are a recently Royal College of Psychiatrists accredited service that provide a viable alternative to in-patient care in the community. We are seeking a highly motivated and ambitious band 5 mental health nurse, seeking to progress their career by gaining invaluable experience and skills in an acute community setting.
Main duties of the job
The role will require the successful the applicant to work with service users with a short-term focus on recovery from mental health issues utilising community resources. The service focuses on a recovery/ holistic model of assessment and treatment, which includes assessment and care planning of services users acute mental health needs, while supporting family and carers.
There is a strong focus on care planning and providing psychological interventions in the form of MAPS (maximising access to psychosocial interventions). The team implements safe and effective discharge planning which includes expediting referrals to other services or to the care of GP’s which are discussed daily via the Multi Disciplinary Team meeting with a focus on strong and supportive leadership. We value our staff members and provide ongoing in house training with our psychologist and consultant psychiatrist.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Education and Mentorship Module ( or willingness to undertake)
- nursing registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of requirements under the Care Programme Approach.
- Ability to act as a care Coordinator under the CPA framework.
- Ability to establish good working relationships with a range of providers including GP’s.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good Knowledge and application of Risk Management.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Clinical and Social care Governance standards.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Abiliy to deliver psychologically informed interventions
- Good understanding of medication management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alison Gore
- Job title
- Senior Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 483070
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