Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Triage Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 327-24-552
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Park House
- Town
- Stroud
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Triage Nurse
Band 5
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
Are you looking for an opportunity to work within a Primary Care Mental Health setting and develop your skills as a band 5 nurse, or are you soon to be qualified.
Our friendly and dynamic team is currently made up of both band 5 and 6 staff, some of whom are NMPs, working across the South locality and based in Park House Stroud.
We require forward thinking individuals who have an interest in working within a Primary Care context within local GP Surgeries and other GHC venues, offering assessment, consultation and support to Primary Care Practice staff.
Main duties of the job
Our service provides short-term interventions and signposting to other community services which are based on health promotion, recovery and socially inclusive principles. The successful candidate will be expected to meet the mental health needs of the service users in Primary Care with through joint working, education and training.
The service currently has access to a range of Psychological interventions that form part of the Improving Access to Psychological via our Let’s Talk branch of the MHICT service and we work closely with our fellow colleagues in the secondary services.
You will be supported by our band 6 nurses whilst being able to access Supervision and workload management as per our Trust policy.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in the triage and assessment of people with mental health problems on the telephone and face to face in surgery settings.
- To use an assessment script to manage these appointments. Also using the clinic diary and recording on electronic patient record systems including IAPTus .
- To provide web based and postal information and options regarding short term interventions for those people with common mental health problems, within clusters 1, 2, 3 and some cluster 11 clients.
- To assist with the identification of those people who need specialist mental health services and signpost to other community based third sector services when appropriate.
- To contribute to the smooth handover of mental health care between primary and secondary services and vice versa.
- To ensure recovery skills based approach and social inclusion in line with the 10 essential capabilities.
Person specification
experience
Essential criteria
- experience during training or as a qualified nurse
Desirable criteria
- shows good knowledge of mental health disorders
interview questions
Essential criteria
- Qualified/qualifying as a mental health nurse
- Has knowledge of undertaking assessments
- Drivers license and business insurance
Desirable criteria
- Experience in mental health settings, shows knowledge of risk assessment, working in the community
- Awareness of community services and social inclusion.
- Awareness of short term therapies.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennie Christer
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01453 563054
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