Senior Mental Health Nurse

To carry out mental health assessments including risk to service users that are having first contact with Mental Health services that are at the point of crisis / or suffering a deterioration and decline in their mental illness. As a band 6 nurse you will be expected to take the lead in decisions and supervision and guide more junior staff. The role will include you acting as a duty lead and organising work and prioritising work to other team members. As a band 6 nurse you will be seeing services users that are referred to services either in the unit or at home to assess for mental health needs. You will work closely with the service user to provide them with the right pathway for them to follow.

Are you looking for a career move to a Trust that has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC? Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day? Are you looking for something completely new, different, exhilarating and challenging? Do you want great job satisfaction working within a motivated team? If are you an experienced & resilient clinical practitioner within mental health services, then look no further.

This is a great opportunity to join our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) as a Senior Mental Health Nurse.

Our CRHTT is part of the Crisis Care Centre, at Harplands Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent which has been designed to the highest level of specification. This modern purpose designed unit is the central point for all those in need of a Crisis Assessment/Intervention., As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.