Urgent Care Practitioner RMN - Incentives Apply

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an Urgent Care Nurse with a primary responsibility for the Haven based at MillView Hospital, Hove.

The Haven provides a safe, calm and therapeutic space which acts as an alternative to the A&E department and avoids long waiting times for the patients we provide a service to. The Haven takes referrals from the Mental Health Liaison Team, Secamb, The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team, The Sussex Mental Health Line, our third sector provider Staying well and we also act as an Alternative Designated Place of Safety (ADPOS) for the police to bring people who have been detained under a section 136.

Main duties of the job

The role also includes taking referrals from other professionals for people that are in a mental health crisis or are experiencing a relapse of a previously diagnosed mental health condition. The post holder is required to co-ordinate the shift and triage the referrals coming into the service and establish medical fitness to assess. The post holder will provide mental health assessment, treatment, signposting and onward referral for patients who come to the Haven.  The post will also include supporting people who are awaiting bed allocation, to explore any needs that can be addressed at the Haven and if safe to avoid hospitalisation. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, who is able to work autonomously and at pace within a wider multi-disciplinary team. Interest in working age and older people's mental health and willingness to develop your expertise further in this specialty are essential. Experience of working within Mental Health Liaison or a similar clinical environment would also be an advantage. In return, we can offer you training and development, variety, a rewarding challenge and the opportunity to work within a friendly and supportive Liaison service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service is a nurse led service and the role is suitable for a registered mental health nurse (RMN). As an Urgent Care Practitioner RMN you will operate as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking comprehensive assessment and formulation, including risk assessment that leads to an agreed plan. You may provide a range of interventions including signposting, support, psychosocial interventions, therapeutic interview, and brief psychotherapeutic interventions. An integral part of this role includes effective liaison with other parts of the health system, including primary care, acute and secondary care teams, as well as social services, emergency services and non-statutory agencies. You will work closely with the acute hospital, community MH teams, the crisis team and act as a single point of contact of referral, taking referrals for persons aged 18 and over.  There will also be opportunities in teaching, education and assisting non mental health staff to respond to mental health needs more effectively.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current registration, appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community
• Experience of working with students