Are you looking for a new opportunity to support and make a real difference to peoples experience of care and treatment during a mental health crisis? The Health Based Place of Safety Team, based at Dane Garth, Furness general hospital, Barrow in Furness, are looking for positive and compassionate nurses, with excellent therapeutic engagement and assessment skills in supporting people experiencing acute distress.
The primary function of the team is to provide safe environment and care for people being detained under Section 136 of the MHA and being brought in by the Police for the purpose of a Mental Health Act Assessment.
If you enjoy being part of a patient facing and person centred team working within a fast paced environment, supporting a myriad of presentations then this could be the role for you.
To work as a member of the Health Based Place of Safety team providing a high standard of intervention in line with service objectives over a 7 days week 24 hour rota supporting the urgent care pathway.
To assist the Heath Based Place of Safety practitioners to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care plans.
To work with Service users who are detained under a Section 136 or 135 of the MHA, who are in Crisis who have been brought into the Health Based Place of Safety by the police and are awaiting an assessment
To monitor and assess “Risks” and report back to the Mental Health Practitioner as required.
To assist Mental Health Practitioners and the wider MDT during the assessment and following the assessment to ensure a safe discharge plan is implemented
Ensure the smooth transition for service users between specialist and mainstream services and other teams
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
