About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced, compassionate, registered Mental Health Nurse looking to join our new Allocate on Arrival team? The role will require a level of flexibility to support Mental Health inpatient wards and units according to service needs. This includes: Psychiatric Intensive Care Units, Adult and Older persons Acute Assessment and Treatment wards, and Health Based Place of Safety.
As the Allocate on Arrival Practitioner, you will need to have clinical experience, skills and willingness to work flexibly, taking charge and responsibility for leading patient care on shift, across a variety of inpatient clinical environments, who bring a positive attitude and ability to adapt and respond to working in this way.
You will be responsible for patient safety through knowledge of systems, legal requirements and understanding of litigation. Recognising, assessing and managing risk across the immediate and wider working environment and make appropriate decision autonomously ensuring statutory requirements are met.
The Allocate on Arrival Practitioner role is a full-time post. We would welcome part time applicants with a minimum 22.5 hours. The shift patterns cover 24-hour services, which includes nights, weekends and public holidays at enhanced rates. We promote a happy work life balance through flexible hours, which can be discussed further at interview stage. Being a driver is essential for this role.
Main duties of the job
You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist treatment and care to people on an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.
You will be required to advance your own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through advanced educational programmes.
You will provide highly specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users.
You will devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately and plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
You must be able to communicate effectively in verbal and written forms in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in difficult situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution and professional Duty of Candour.
You will evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, root cause analysis and dealing with complaints.
Successful completion of PMVA training is an essential requirement for this role.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.
Job description Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with valid NMC PIN Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training
Training Essential
Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
Skills and Experience Essential
Experience at post qualification/ Band 5 or above level in an equivalent mental health setting Demonstrable knowledge of assessment and therapeutic interventions in area of specialism Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
Additional Essential
A level of fitness and ability to participate and complete PMVA, Breakaway training and Manual Handling (practice and theory). Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a standard which enables the post holder to carry out the full range of duties and responsibilities of the role effectively.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Pan Dorset
Dorset
BH17 0RB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)