Band 6 Mental Health Nurse/ Mental Health Social Worker

Overview

Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse or Social worker? Do you have a desire to be part of the new and developing Sheffield Urgent and Crisis Mental Health Service?Responsibilities

To triage urgent/crisis mental health referrals from a variety of sources and to establish an appropriate response.To offer mental health assessment, formulation and time limited treatment planning for individuals needing an urgent/crisis response.To provide a resource of highly specialized, time limited interventions to individuals for up to 72 hours following assessment.To work with other disciplines and teams within Sheffield Health and Social Care (SHSC) to ensure service users benefit from a multi-disciplinary approach that best matches clinical need.To develop and maintain close working relationships with existing mental health teams, primary care services and other key stakeholders.To promote the Urgent and Crisis Service through participation in local and national arena.To work flexibly to develop team working and to ensure consistent standards of service delivery throughout wider services.To actively participate in developing team function through tests of change, measuring outcomes, audit and service evaluation.To work in co-production with service users, providing a high quality and flexible service to meet individual''s needs.To develop strong links and protocols with other services to ensure smooth and timely transitions for patients moving between services.To include families / carers in decision making and planning.Values and Collaboration

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is a major employer and provider of services. Our Service Users, Carers and Staff are central, and our Values are important, to the delivery of high-quality care. We actively seek out individuals who share these values:Working together for service usersRespect and kindnessEveryone countsCommitment to qualityImproving ..... full job details .....