Community Mental Health Triage Nurse

The role is to screen referrals, undertake specialist assessments and provide brief follow up or facilitate an alternative service provision for people referred to the team. This is a front-line post which involves face-to-face work with services users' and their carers'. The post holders will need to be able to make clear and autonomous decisions based on the complexity of the presentations due to the persons health and social care needs.,

• To provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate, evidence-based assessments for adults with primary mental health need.


• To establish eligibility for health and social care services for adults with mental health needs in line with national and local policy; the Care Act 2014 and Section 117; and any other relevant framework


• To undertake continuous risk assessment and risk management in partnership with the service-user; their relatives and other professionals. Recording and documenting using correct tools and systems.


• To co-ordinate a multidisciplinary response to crisis situations.


• To provide direct therapeutic care to users in their own home or other community settings, using evidence-based nursing skills and psychosocial interventions.


• To co-ordinate and manage all aspects of care and support, including overseeing work carried out by statutory and non-statutory agencies. To offer supervision, training, and guidance to external agencies as required


• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided to users, in collaboration with users, carers, GP's and other members of the multidisciplinary team.


• To identify carers and to support with referring for statutory Carers Assessments and Care Plans.


• To screen for Vocational Needs and refer on for full Vocational Needs Assessment where appropriate.


• To work in partnership with other agencies (e.g. Housing, Benefits, Social Services, etc)
  
  Our staff are our most valued asset and we work hard to ensure that our team members feel valued and encouraged to develop both professionally and contribute to the development of our service. We are open to considering flexible working hours and endeavour to provide staff with working from home days, depending on the needs of the service. We have a good reputation which we are keen maintain and continually improve. Our service is diverse and dynamic work place . We work together to ensure we uphold trust values and to create a working environment which promotes respect and partnership.