Main area Later Life and Memory Service [LLAMS] - Mental Health Services Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 350-MHC6859398
Site The Brooker Centre Town RUNCORN Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/12/2024 23:59 Interview date 06/01/2025
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us.
Job overview
We are pleased to be able to offer a 12 month Fixed-Term, full time role for a senior nurse practitioner within the Later Life and Memory service. This will be highly appreciated in order to continue with delivering a high standard of care to the older adults of Halton. We are looking for a committed and compassionate Band 6 Nurse Practitioner to join our Later Life and Memory Services (LLAMS) in Halton. The role will involve supporting with assessments of new referrals, memory reviews and where appropriate offering post diagnostic support. You would join a busy, well established team who are supportive and welcoming. The job itself can be challenging but rewarding and provides job satisfaction. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with local services to provide mental health assessment, appropriate triage and cognitive assessment. They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy. Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service users and carers. Provide short-term, evidence-based practices and fixed-term interventions. Support the delivery of education and self-help materials within a variety of locations. Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with services in other statutory and non-statutory organisations. Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users' health, safety and well-being. Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multidisciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. MANAGERIAL Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required. Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and procedures as appropriate. Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff. Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination. Provide statistical information as required. Person specification
Skills
Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles. Ability to communicate in a variety of settings. Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy. Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively. Experience/ Knowledge
Experience of working with persons with dementia. Experience of mentorship, supervision and coordination of staff. Experience in positive leadership of a team. The principles of person-centred dementia care. Qualifications
Up to date Professional Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or equivalent HPC register. Post registration training in relevant field. Leadership/Management training. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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We are pleased to be able to offer a 12 month Fixed-Term, full time role for a senior nurse practitioner within the Later Life and Memory service. This will be highly appreciated in order to continue with delivering a high standard of care to the older adults of Halton. We are looking for a committed and compassionate Band 6 Nurse Practitioner to join our Later Life and Memory Services (LLAMS) in Halton. The role will involve supporting with assessments of new referrals, memory reviews and where appropriate offering post diagnostic support. You would join a busy, well established team who are supportive and welcoming. The job itself can be challenging but rewarding and provides job satisfaction. Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with local services to provide mental health assessment, appropriate triage and cognitive assessment. They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of Effective Care Coordination. Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL Participate in regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy. Assist with the appropriate screening of referrals and provide information for referrers, service users and carers. Provide short-term, evidence-based practices and fixed-term interventions. Support the delivery of education and self-help materials within a variety of locations. Develop and maintain effective working partnerships with services in other statutory and non-statutory organisations. Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users' health, safety and well-being. Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multidisciplinary team. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. MANAGERIAL Deputise for the Clinical Team Manager as required. Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and procedures as appropriate. Participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff. Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination. Provide statistical information as required. Person specification
Skills
Demonstrate sound leadership qualities and an understanding of management styles. Ability to communicate in a variety of settings. Able to deal with sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy. Ability to identify and minimise risk effectively. Experience/ Knowledge
Experience of working with persons with dementia. Experience of mentorship, supervision and coordination of staff. Experience in positive leadership of a team. The principles of person-centred dementia care. Qualifications
Up to date Professional Registration on the appropriate part of the NMC register or equivalent HPC register. Post registration training in relevant field. Leadership/Management training. Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs not NHS Jobs. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
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