Job overview

Calling for an experienced Mental Health Nurse!

Are you a band 6 CPN looking for progression?

Would you like to work for an outstanding Trust in a friendly team where you will be supported and provided with leadership development?

We seek an individual who will support the Team Leader in the development and implementation of a multi-professional Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team providing a high-quality service to meet the needs of people in acute phases of mental illness, and their carers.

Here's what our staff say about working in the team:

"My job is highly flexible within the team, we have a friendly atmosphere, the team is very supportive of each other, everyone is approachable and eager to help, and I really enjoy my job" (Abbas)

"The work is variable and dynamic, we support progression, training and development, we listen to each other for the benefit of our service users" (Jacqui)

This role will be based in Hemel Hempstead.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• provide urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns
• develop robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admission
• provide leadership and supervision within the multi-disciplinary staff group as appropriate
• act as gatekeeper for hospital admission
• positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling and empowering an individuals’ recovery journey

In return, we can offer you:

• leadership and management training
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum)
• Self rostering
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Flexible working
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?