Specialist Nurse / Practitioner

Job description

Job summary

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 a Band 6 Specialist Nurse/Practitioner to our CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team. This is an exciting opportunity for mental health and learning disability nurses/social workers with experience of mental health to progress their skills working within Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment and CAMHS.

The CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team provides a 24/7 community crisis service for young people up to the age of 18 years, and the team works long day, long twilight and night shifts to support this. 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, Clinical Leads, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, a Consultant Psychologist, a Speciality Doctor, Specialist Nurses/Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Nursing 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 multidisciplinary team and undertake the crisis assessment of young people, develop care plans, and provide psychological interventions in relation to the young person's presenting need. They will also lead and supervise interventions provided by junior staff.

The CAMHS Crisis and Intensive Home Treatment Team works closely with our CAMHS Inspire Inpatient Service and will support young people whilst they are inpatients to facilitate early discharge. Therefore, the successful candidate will be provided with additional training with regard to inpatient 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 or intensive setting, is essential.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

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'll 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 benefits 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'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Education and Training

Essential

• Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Diagnostic training
• Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.

Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter personal/communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with individuals with Neurodiverse needs
• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training

Essential

• Registration with the HCPC/NMC or equivalent
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical practice and service

Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
• Diagnostic training
• Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to be a Practice Placements for students.

Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter personal/communication skills
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with individuals with Neurodiverse needs
• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address

The Walker Street Centre

70 Walker Street

Hull

HU3 2HE

United Kingdom

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