Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Hope Service (Developmental Role)

Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trust to work for. This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Job overview

You willbe a core member of the multi-disciplinary/multi-agency Hope Service, participating in the response and provision of crisis/urgent assessments, care planning, risk assessing and developing a risk management plan and treatment plan of Children and Young People (CYP) requiring support for emotional, mental health and social care needs. Often this response will be to facilitate a diversion from Psychiatric Hospital admission or an out of area placement and allow for recovery as the CYP remains in their home/placement/community/school. There is also a significant element of Care Coordination for CYP known to the service for an indefinite period of time.

This position would suit an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and achieving positive outcomes for CYP experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

Applicants with a suitable level of knowledge, skills, and experience may be appointed directly at Band 7. Alternatively, the post is available as a Band 6 developmental role, with a structured development pathway to Band 7 within 12 to 24 months, subject to the achievement of agreed competencies and successful performance against the developmental framework.

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• Care Coordination of young people aged 11-18 in the community who are experiencing Mental Health Crisis
• Developing and strengthening care networks for young people known to the service
• Preventing admission and facilitating discharge from Psychiatric wards for young people
• Contributing to the clinical governance of the service and the Children and Young People's Division in the the Trust
• Supporting families to have the resources to support their children with Mental Health concerns
• Contribute to the evaluation of the service
• Recognise and support safeguarding processes
• Provide clinical leadership to Day Program component of service and junior clinical staff

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Band 6 Key Responsibilities

• The post holder will work closely within the Mindworks Alliance during office hours, responding to crisis and urgent referrals of CYP or for crisis and urgent presentations of CYP already working with the Hope and Extended Hope Services.
• The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking clinical assessment of CYP who may have a complex co-morbid mental health needs and present in crisis, working alongside medical, nursing and other professional colleagues to ensure that the most effective care and treatment is provided to meet their current needs.
• Work closely with the Emergency Departments, Crisis Intervention Service, Extended Hope, CCISS, the Adult Psychiatric Liaison Service, other Mental Health Crisis/urgent Teams, On Call Duty Psychiatrist, On Call Managers, Paediatric Liaison Nurses, ensuring CYP are seen in a timely manner and risk is assessed and a management plan is developed.
• To work within a highly experienced multi-disciplinary team involved in the assessment and treatment of CYP with serious and complex mental health difficulties in crisis.
• To manage own caseload from referral to discharge/transfer, holding medium to high-risk cases and ensure timely and accurate documentation is completed.
• Ensure that outcome measures for the Hope Service are implemented and audited. Contribute to relevant audit/research and ensure that interventions on the pathway are evidence based.
• Interface with other services/agencies regarding care, treatment and discharge planning.
• Support integrative therapeutic goals established within care planning.

Band 7 Key Responsibilities (in addition to Band 6)

The post holder will work closely with the Mindworks Alliance during office hours, responding to consultations or referrals received for potential Hope Service involvement:

• Report to and advise referrer on assessment and treatment outcomes and respond to requests for and provide formal reports for other agencies.
• Represent the Hope Service at professional/network meetings to offer advice/consultation on complex cases who are in crisis.
• Collaborate on developing systems to monitor and evaluate the service.
• Supervise other junior members of the team and contribute to their appraisal process.
• To undertake relevant CPD to improve assessment and treatment skills.
• Be competent in conducting assessments in all settings.
• Deputise for the Clinical Lead Nurse when required.
• Take responsibility for some core practice development portfolios and essential health & safety domains.

Other duties:

• To actively formulate a robust crisis and contingency plan aka My Safety Plan with CYP and their families/carers inclusive of risk assessment and management and positive risk taking.
• Collaborate on the development and lead on the implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols relevant to sphere of responsibility.

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Gender Pay Gap Action

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.