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SalaryBand 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Derby City CRHT
Albany House, Kingsway Hospital, Derby, DE22 3LZ
Monday to Sunday Shifts between 08:00-22:00
£26.50ph+
You will be a member of a collaborative, well-established, progressively developing service within Derbyshire, providing crisis and resolution home treatment for all adults, aged between 18 and 65, who require a clinical consultation for a Mental Health crisis.
The team consists of a variety of workers from multi-disciplinary backgrounds including nurses, medics, occupational therapists, social workers, research assistant, pharmacy and psychology who work alongside each other to ensure excellent care is given to all who come into contact with the service.
You will promote a dynamic and innovative way of working, providing an expert led triage function based on a collaborative referral process inclusive of a prompt and timely response which leads onto assessment and home treatment functions as and when clinically necessary and/or discussion around most appropriate needs for a person.
Key Responsibilities
To provide first line assessments of people experiencing acute Mental Health difficulties and act as gatekeepers to acute admissions.
To be able to rapidly assess people with Mental Health problems whom are vulnerable to hospital admission
To provide specialist crisis assessments looking at the focus being on "hospital at home".
To co-ordinate the Crisis and Home Treatment Team on a shift by shift basis, acting as Duty Worker to triage referrals, plan the shifts activities and team accordingly.
To participate in team MDMs.
We also offer a £250 bonus for starting this contract this will be paid out to you after 150 hours completed (4 Weeks)
If you know anyone who may be interested in the position we can also offer a £250 referral fee
If this role is of interest, please just respond to this email with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on .
