Band 5: £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum
PERMANENT
24-HOUR CASELOAD MENTAL HEALTH NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
The Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Band 5 Nurse for the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team in Telford. This role involves providing 24-hour rapid assessment and response to mental health crises in the community, potentially delivering acute care in clients' homes or other settings until the crisis is resolved. The nurse will handle an identified adult community mental health caseload, deliver high-quality clinical services, and implement occupational therapy interventions based on agreed care plans.
Successful candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to ensure accurate documentation and information sharing. The role requires teamwork, autonomy, and flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of community mental health services. Proficiency in IT and a valid driver’s license are essential. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the job and person specification thoroughly before applying.
Successful candidates should demonstrate strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to ensure accurate documentation and information sharing. The role requires teamwork, autonomy, and flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of community mental health services. Proficiency in IT and a valid driver’s license are essential. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the job and person specification thoroughly before applying.
We are seeking to recruit an energetic, flexible and enthusiastic practitioner in the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team based at Hall Court in Telford. The successful candidate will join the team in providing 24 hour rapid response and assessment of mental health crisis in the community, with the possibility of offering acute psychiatric care at service user's homes or other community facilities, until the crisis is resolved. The team covers the geographical area of Telford & Wrekin.
- Working in an identified adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility ofworking across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
- Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
- Care coordination of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust
- Delivering occupational therapy interventions, in accordance with an agreed careplan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
- Communication skills are an integral part of the role. Written and verbal skills will be vital in ensuring that information is documented, shared and recorded in an accurate and prompt manner.
- It is essential that you possess the skills to work as part of a team and have the confidence to work autonomously. You should possess the skills and enthusiasm to take on the challenge of a changing, modern day community mental health service.
- Having proficient IT skills and being a car driver are essential.
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