Mental Health Nurse

Hertfordshire. You will provide specialist assessments within the A&E setting, follow ups and short term interventions for young people aged under 18 suffering from acute and complex emotional, behavioural, and psychological crisis., We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join our service. Our clinicians provide crisis telephone line support, triage and assessment as well as face to face assessments, follow ups and brief interventions in the community. Most referrals currently come from the two A&E's in Hertfordshire, although with our new crisis telephone line we are trying to prevent anyone attending A&E if they do not have a physical need to be there. The C-CATT service operates 24/7, this role will involve day, evening, night and weekend working.

As well as a relevant professional qualification we are looking for people who have:

• Knowledge of Mental Health problems that affect young people
• An ability to work with Children and Young People in challenging situations.
A car driver is an essential element to the role (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving),
• Degree or Diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• Up-to-date professional registration
• Evidence of further professional development/ training
• Membership to professional body, Experience of working in Mental Health and knowledge of mental health problems
• Experience of working in CAMHS
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and Children's Act
• Knowledge of Child Protection issues
Desirable criteria
• Experience of using evidence based crisis interventions with young people, Ability to keep up-to-date records and reports
• Ability to produce written and verbal reports for external agencies
• Ability to provide verbal feedback to team
Analytical SkillsEssential criteria
• Ability to assess and monitor a client's mental state
• Ability to assess risk and safety
Physical SkillsEssential criteria
• Hold a current driving licence. Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, HPFT supports people with mental ill health, learning disabilities and autism across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk and Essex. We employ around 4,500 people who deliver these services within the community and in inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services and medium and low secure learning disabilities services. We have operated as a NHS Foundation Trust since our authorisation in August 2007.