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We have a great opportunity for a secondment role as the Older Peoples Single Point of Entry Nurse, Based in Oldham. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity in a developing role this could be the role for you. The role requires a confident experienced band 6 nurse with older peoples and mental health experience who can liaise with local GP’s, Consultants, other teams, Memory Assessment Service, Community Liaison Team, Care Home Liaison Team, Community Mental Health Team and the Intensive Home Treatment Team and numerous partner agencies. To provide single point of entry and first level gatekeeping into mental health services for older people. To screen, triage and assess all referrals into the service and allocate to the most appropriate service to meet the needs of the service user.

To provide brief crisis interventions, and follow up appointments for individuals to support crisis management and minimise harm. This is a demanding and evolving role therefore an exciting time to join us, managing change, being involved in a new way of delivering the service. Closing date is the; 31stJuly 2023.

To undertake comprehensive assessments of the health and social care needs of individuals who are referred to the service in addition to comprehensive risk assessments. The ability to assess and manage risk is paramount. To provide assessment for individuals who present through the urgent care pathway with acute mental health needs. Following assessment to be responsible for identifying appropriate management plans, follow up care, referrals and fast tracking of patients into specialist services within the SPOE function.To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users’ current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate
To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agenciesTo be part of the move inot Living Well, the abnbility to manage change in a developing service and to work closely with other agencies

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
1. Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
2. Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
3. Access to Continued Professional Development
4. Involvement in improvement and research activities
5. Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
6. Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople

To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users’ current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
To develop individualised packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary
To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate

To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes
To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent
To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs
To maintain accurate and up to date clinical documentation on all service user contacts, ensuring confidentiality at all times
To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide and possible management strategies
To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and to be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations
To contribute to the establishment and review of policies, procedures and practice guidelines relating to the work of the SPOE and the interface between primary, secondary and specialist mental health services
To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mental health problems
To undertake evidence based practice

To observe and practice within the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983
To maintain professional awareness by keeping abreast of changing trends in clinical /professional practice
To be aware of professional accountability, with due regard to your professional Code of Conduct
Research and Audit

To ensure that PARIS records are efficiently maintained