Specialist Nurse

An opportunity has arisen for the role of Specialist Nurse to join the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Team. The service provides crisis and acute care in the community and we will be working closely with Yorkshire Ambulance Service providing care to distressed individuals, working with or on the Mental Health Response Vehicles and closely with colleagues in 111 and 999.

You will be involved with a new and ground-breaking programme to improve the way we treat people in mental health crisis and we are seeking nurses who are keen to lead on innovation, developing robust care pathways and enhancing the patient experience. You will be confident in your liaison and communication with other professionals, with an ability to manage conflict when this arises. The team work closely with local services in order to help collaboratively serve the needs of those with mental health difficulties.

The MHRVs are staffed currently by a Paramedic and Emergency Care Assistant and work closely with crisis teams and safe space colleagues to provide an alternative to A&E, where safe, for people in mental health crisis. We are seeking individuals who are motivated, enthusiastic and have experience of working with people who have complex needs and enduring mental illness.

You will have strong organisational skills, being able to demonstrate an ability to prioritise and delegate work effectively, and an interest or specialism in urgent and emergency mental health care.

As the role is rotational between crisis care and home treatment, it provides variety and an ideal area to develop numerous skills. The main features of this role are:

• Collaboration with patients and carers is a key element to delivering high quality crisis and acute interventions
• Holistic assessment of individuals who are in crisis who present with risk issues and complex needs
• Identification of and planning for ongoing care needs through care plans and referrals to other services
• Leading on an individual’s care plan
• Directly engaging in psychosocial interventions with the patient group
• Coordinating and managing the 136 suite/Mental Health Based Place of Safety pathway
• Working with MHRV with Paramedics on the vehicle to provide an effective response to people in mental health distress who have called 111 or 999 and need a face to face response.
• Shift coordination and support of junior staff members in their role
• Gatekeeping for inpatient admissions
• Liaison and collaborative working with other teams within Humber NHS Trust and externally
• Supervision of junior staff and mentorship of student health professionals

We are an award winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale and Whitby. We deliver safe, effective, and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of our patients and service users.

To find out more about our wide range of services including mental health, learning disabilities, children, and young people service, Forensic, Community and Primary Care visit our website humber.nhs.uk/Services

You will join our team of over 3,600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives every day. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community and we know you can expect to receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need from your new team to get you started.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development to ensure the delivery of high quality, person-centred and compassionate care to patients. We value our staff and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.

The Trust recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the Job Description and Person Specification which are attached to the advert.