Nurse Practitioner - Band 5

Are you a newly qualified or experienced Band 5 Nurse practitioner looking for an exciting career within Crisis Prevention House - Elysian house If you think you may be up for the challenge, we would love to hear from you!

The post holder will guide junior colleagues in the interventions on each shift and will also have individual staff to provide with supervision/reflective practice. They are responsible for the health and safety of each shift, reporting/escalating to senior managers or on call issues which cannot be contained within the shift.

The post holder will lead on some activities in the house and be responsible with others that the environment maintains the privacy, dignity and respect of all those who use the service. The post holder will deputise for the House Manager if they are unavailable and at weekends.

Elysian house - Crisis prevention House provides a vital service to those experiencing severe mental ill health in the community. The team provide intensive support to adults experiencing a mental health crisis within their own communities as an alternative to hospital admission.

We operate 24 hours a day, 365 days per year., This role is an exciting part of the launch of our Crisis Prevention Houses as therapeutic, recovery-focused, and person-centred environments that support people who are experiencing mental health challenges. We aim to reconnect symptoms to the context of people's lives. There is a strong link between childhood trauma and adult mental distress and experiences of marginalisation, poverty racism and violence are correlated with poor mental health. People who stay in the Crisis Prevention House can live in a safe environment and engage in a wide range of activities which include building life skills, learning about mental health, wellbeing support, therapy, and creative activities. We are here to help guests get back on their feet and move forward in their lives with confidence. We aim to help guests build the foundation for a meaningful and fulfilled life by enabling people to recover from understandable mental health challenges, without encountering institutional
re-traumatisation.

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.