Job Description
If you are an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Nurse (RMN), we are looking for you to join the Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team, based in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. We are seeking the right individual who can strive to deliver high-quality clinical interventions, and wants to further advance the way we provide care to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Our Mental Health Triage and Assessment Team has recently moved into the planned care division and with this change we have improved our clinical pathways and brought closer integration between the assessment team and our community mental health services. Alongside the ongoing work of the community mental health transformation, this makes it an exciting time to join the team as the Clinical Lead.
We are seeking candidates with significant mental health experience, over a range of settings, who are eager to be involved in the ongoing development of the service. If you’re looking to expand your skills and experience, can think innovatively and lead on meaningful change, this role would be ideal for you.
- A chance to be at the forefront of innovation
- A progressive and pioneering service model, which responds to the needs of the community
- Bridging the gap and delivering mental health care in a new way
- Leading a team of multidisciplinary clinicians
- Comprehensive development opportunities
- Flexible working creating a great work/life balance
- Join to be part of our highly motivated and skilled team
As the Clinical Lead, you will work alongside the Team Manager, under the supervision of the Service Manager and Senior Clinical Lead. The team consists of registered clinicians and administrative staff, whom you will provide day to day support to.
You will work closely with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to develop the service and support the approach of ‘No Wrong Door’. Additionally, you will commit to key drivers of ‘Trauma Informed Care’ and reducing the need for multiple assessments. You will work closely with your peers across the community mental health provision, to identify challenges and ways to address them. You will be responsible for development of clinical pathways and ensuring high quality triage and assessment is being undertaken through the use of appropriate audit and review of patient feedback.
Additionally, this role will continue to have a large direct clinical component, and you will be expected to carry out holistic assessments as part of your clinical role. You will be able to work flexibly and have the opportunity to work from home as a percentage of your time but will be required to work from site at other times.
- Provide direct clinical care
- Provide clinical leadership
- Work in new systems
- Utilise your specialist skills and develop new ones
- Provide seamless care transitions
- Put the patient at the centre of everything you do
We are anaward winning and CQC rated good, health and social care Trust that delivers care to communities in Hull, East Yorkshire, Scarborough and Ryedale & Whitby. We deliver safe, effective and integrated health services that improve the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of patients and service users.
To find out 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'll join our team of over 3600 colleagues that work together across our wide geography and specialties to change lives daily. We’re extremely proud of our Trust community, knowing 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 committed 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, ensuring they have the right skills and competencies to deliver outstanding care.
For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.