Job summary
Are you a passionate and skilled Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of older people experiencing mental health crisis?

The Intensive Older Persons Service (IOPS) provides specialist assessment, intervention and support to people of any age living with dementia, and adults aged 75 and over experiencing acute mental health difficulties. Working across Norfolk, we deliver urgent, person-centred care in community settings with the aim of preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, supporting timely discharge from inpatient services, and helping people remain safely in their own homes wherever possible.

As a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse, you will be part of a dynamic team and highly skilled team. You will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, risk assessments and care planning for individuals presenting with complex presentations including dementia, delirium, depression, psychosis, anxiety, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, and mental health crises occurring alongside physical ill-health/frailty and cognitive impairment.

This is an autonomous and rewarding role that requires strong clinical decision-making skills, excellent communication and the ability to work collaboratively with families, carers, primary care, social care, care homes and wider system partners.

Main duties of the job
As a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse within the Intensive Older Persons Service (IOPS), you will play a key role in the assessment, treatment and management of older adults experiencing acute mental health crisis, including people of any age living with dementia and adults aged 75 years and over with functional mental health needs. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be expected to undertake comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, formulate care plans, complete risk assessments and safety planning, and deliver evidence-based interventions for individuals with complex presentations.

This is a senior clinical role requiring advanced knowledge and experience in older people's mental health, dementia, delirium, depression, psychosis, anxiety disorders, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, and the interplay between physical health, frailty and mental illness. You will be expected to apply sound clinical judgement in often complex and rapidly changing situations, supporting admission avoidance wherever possible whilst recognising when hospital admission is necessary and coordinating this effectively with inpatient and partner services.

As the service operates across a large geographical area, a valid driving licence is required for this post.

About us
At NSFT, we are passionate about delivering outstanding care and improving the lives of the people we serve. The Intensive Older Persons Service is a supportive, experienced and forward-thinking team committed to providing high-quality crisis care in the least restrictive environment possible. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and innovation, where staff are encouraged to develop specialist expertise, contribute to service improvement and support one another to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and carers.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician seeking a challenging and rewarding role with opportunities to influence practice, demonstrate clinical leadership and further develop specialist skills in older people's mental health and dementia care.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Job responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurse who shares our commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, regular supervision, opportunities for professional development and the chance to play a key role in shaping the future of older people's crisis services.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more
• Relocation packages.

Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Valid registration with NMC
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training

Knowledge
Essential

• General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act
• Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach

Desirable

• A clear understanding of mental health presentations

Other
Essential

• Able to travel independently

Desirable

• Able to liaise with statutory / non- statutory bodies due to patients' needs.

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Medicine Management
• Risk Assessment

Desirable

• Experience in appropriate area

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).