Community Psychiatric Nurse

The post holder will be a member of the Wandsworth Crisis and Home Treatment Team. The post holder will also have responsibility of working some weekend and night shifts which may entail undertaking assessments or offering support across geographical borders within South WestLondon. The main target group are people with severe mental health problems experiencing mental health crisis. The Wandsworth Crisis & Home Treatment Team (CHTT) is a multidisciplinary, community based mental health team that aims to provide a safe and effective home based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to in-patient admission, and for early discharge from the ward in the least disruptive and restrictive environment. It works in conjunction with, and is integrated with, other local service elements. The workload is team-based and team members do not carrya specific caseload. Care by the team is for days or a maximum of 6 weeks but not longer. The Team is available to provide care and intervention 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis of a nature or degree that would require admission in the absence of the CHTT. The SWLSTG Mental Health Trust is required to gate keep all admissions to hospital. The key features of the service are that it is accessible, mobile, responds quickly and acts as the gatekeeper to in-patient services and assessments for psychiatric presentations. It offers care within a bio/psycho/social model with emphasis on symptom management, within a Recoveryand Wellbeing Model and encouraging the service user (and families) to cope and understand their crisis. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience. Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will be a member of the Wandsworth Crisis and Home Treatment Team. The post holder will also have responsibility of working some weekend and night shifts which may entail undertaking assessments or offering support across geographical borders within South WestLondon. The main target group are people with severe mental health problems experiencing mental health crisis. The Wandsworth Crisis & Home Treatment Team (CHTT) is a multidisciplinary, community based mental health team that aims to provide a safe and effective home based assessment and treatment service as an alternative to in-patient admission, and for early discharge from the ward in the least disruptive and restrictive environment. It works in conjunction with, and is integrated with, other local service elements. The workload is team-based and team members do not carrya specific caseload. Care by the team is for days or a maximum of 6 weeks but not longer. The Team is available to provide care and intervention 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year for people who are experiencing a mental health crisis of a nature or degree that would require admission in the absence of the CHTT. The SWLSTG Mental Health Trust is required to gate keep all admissions to hospital. The key features of the service are that it is accessible, mobile, responds quickly and acts as the gatekeeper to in-patient services and assessments for psychiatric presentations. It offers care within a bio/psycho/social model with emphasis on symptom management, within a Recoveryand Wellbeing Model and encouraging the service user (and families) to cope and understand their crisis. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in job applications If you have used AI to support the preparation of your application, please briefly indicate how it was used within your supporting statement or application form. Please remember, your application is your opportunity to tell us about your skills, experience and motivation for the role. We encourage applicants to complete their application and supporting statement in their own words wherever possible. We recognise that AI tools can be helpful in supporting accessibility, and for improving spelling, grammar and structure. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content can become generic and fail to accurately reflect an applicant's individual experience. Applications that clearly demonstrate your own voice, reflections and experiences are often the most effective and help us better understand your suitability for the role. Please be aware that information provided in your application and supporting statement may be explored further during the selection process. It is important that all applications accurately represent your own knowledge, skills and experience.