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Job overview

Promotes and maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care, recognising and respecting differences including spiritual and cultural beliefs

Takes steps to obtain patient consent to care and treatment

Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect

Responsible for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained at all.

Has responsibility for own caseload of patients and takes responsibility as lead professional or care co-ordinator as appropriate.

Assesses patients including those with complex needs and develops, implements and evaluates intervention plans.

Ensures intervention plans are based on current risk assessment and evidence based practice

Undertakes risk assessments in accordance with the Trust’s Clinical Risk Assessment and Management Policy, devising and implementing actions and intervention plans.

May be required to accompany and provide support to patients within a variety of community settings, dependent on current risk assessment.

Supports individual patients and their families/carers in the community, liaising with other support services

Provides health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.

Responsible for decision making and coordination in a crisis situation, where necessary seeking advice and guidance from other relevant professionals.

Main duties of the job

This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a different process. 

There is no age barrier to becoming unwell in later life with both mental and physical health problems.  Our progressive Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) deliver high quality, accessible, person-centred care to the population of older people which the Trust serves.

The service offers assessment, diagnosis and treatment for older people who are suffering from an organic illness, alongside  complex physical health problems or related frailty.

We have a multi-disciplinary community  team including nurses, medical staff, advanced nurse practitioners, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology. There is local access to nutrition and dietetic staff within MHSOP. 

You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse and able to demonstrate continuing professional development, effective generic nursing skills and the confidence to meet the requirements of a Band 5 position working  with the older person.

Working for our organisation

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).  Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.

Please note that not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.

We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply.  If you are in the UK already on a visa please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.