Band 6 - Crisis Mental Health Nurse

Band 6 - Crisis Mental Health Nurse
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
MHSOP Harrogate, Crisis Home Treatment Team
Alexander house, Ash Tree House, Knaresborough, HG5 0UB

Full time hours - Long days, Monday - Sunday, 08:00am - 20:00pm
Weekday - £26ph
Saturday - £30ph
Bank holiday / Sunday - £34ph

Must hold valid NMC registration pin
(Applicant must hold a valid UK driving license and own transport)

The service assesses:

• people aged 65 and older who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.


• people of all ages if they have suspected or confirmed dementia.

The main responsibilities include:

• Promotes and maintains safety, privacy and dignity of all patients in the delivery of patient centred care


• Ensures that steps are taken to obtain appropriate consent, to provide care and treatment in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act.


• Provide clinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines and partner organisations.


• Has responsibility for own caseload of complex patients and takes responsibility as key worker as appropriate.


• Supports individual patients and their families/carers, providing advice and liaising with other support services to co-ordinate individual support packages.

We offer a £250 bonus for starting a contract with SCS.
Furthermore, if you know anyone looking for work and you refer them across, we offer a £250 referral bonus per person!

If this role is of interest to you, please respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV, contacting Chloe on 01772 208963 or chloe.akeroyd@servicecare.org.uk