Community Nurse

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Carry out specialist one-to-one and group interventions for behaviour change.

Undertake physical health monitoring, including outreach for those who are difficult to engage.

To work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote the physical health and wellbeing of service users within specialist mental health services.

Liaise with partners to help reach target populations and communities.

Actively seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health lifestyle initiatives.

Support the development and delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally.

Support the development, promotion and co-ordination of health activities and other community engagement events.

Signposting/referral into the One You Plymouth service and/or partner services such as IPS, and Harbour.

Contribute at appropriate network meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Monitor and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures and systems.

Give feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team.

Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics.

Contribute to the communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos.

Develop fact sheets and resources.

Contribute to research and development as directed.

Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count.

Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.

Support the nursing team in daily medication management

Support the team in delivering medication interventions such as depot medication administration

Assess and utilize relevant clinical tools to support with monitoring side effects of medication and addresses as clinical indicated with the wider team

Complete relevant mental health clinical competence to support practice.

4.1 Responsibility for People Management

The post holder will be responsible for the induction of new team members.

The post holder may be responsible for the line management of junior staff, providing day to day management and supervision, absence management and appraisal.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinics run smoothly.

The post holder may be responsible for the delivery of training.

The post holder once trained may lead or support health walks.

The post holder will be responsible with supporting Students in practice

4.2 Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources

Collect information regarding purchasing and invoicing to support managers budgetary requirements.

4.3 Responsibility for administration

Ensure records are up-to-date and stored as per record keeping policy.

Responsible for developing training and psycho-social education packs, presentation, leaflets and handouts.

4.4 Responsibility for people who use our services

Responsible for giving advice and support to service users and/or family members/carers over the phone, face to face and digitally.

Responsible for case load management.

Required to attend external events, speaking to members of the public or event administration.

May be required to present information at steering groups, forums, events, seminars and conferences.

5 Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments

The post holder will contribute to service development and implement changes to established working processes as appropriate.

4.6 Other Responsibilities

Share all data collection with the Business Hub for data analysis, performance and audit purposes,

5. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will interact with the general public, work colleagues, stakeholders, Livewell Southwest colleagues and workplaces.

Design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity.

Establish and maintain effective channels of communication across Livewell Southwest and the wider community.

Market and promote the One You branding and underpinning health improvement messages with a particular focus on priority areas.

Seek opportunities to raise awareness of health promoting messages through the Comms team and wider partners such as national campaigns etc.

6. PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB

This role requires the post holder to engage in physical activity.

There is likely to be frequent sitting and standing.

Frequent effort to lift and manual handing of equipment for health events, clinics and training etc.

Keyboard work is likely throughout the working day.

Concentration required when delivering client support and health improvement interventions.

Concentration required for reading documents and assimilating knowledge.

The post holder will be required to keep up to date with public health documents and NICE guidance.

Some training delivery may be emotive E.g. Suicide Prevention and Mental Health First Aid. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line manager on such occasions.

Some one to one and group interventions may be upsetting for the client. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line-manager on such occasions.

The post holder will use VDU for high proportion of time. However all staff will be entitled to a workstation assessment and VDU check.

Will work in a variety of settings including home, office, community centres, outdoors at health events, traveller sites and inpatient settings.

Service core hours are 0900 to 1700.

Engaging service users in treatment interventions in at times unsanitary environments

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues/diagnosis and the effect on the individual, this includes impact to their physical health
• Knowledge and understanding of the psychology of behaviour change
• Knowledge of the benefits of health improvement interventions
• Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities
• Understanding and commitment to Community Development approaches
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology

Desirable

• Awareness of sources of up to date relevant data/information i.e. national and local guidance relating to health promotion interventions
• Knowledge of the RETHINK tool.

Specific skills

Essential

• Able to deliver training sessions in group sessions using effective leadership and facilitation skills
• Medication management
• Ability to sustain good working relationships with local people, colleagues, external organisations and partnerships.
• Ability to self-motivate and motivate people to effect behaviour change
• Ability to prioritise plan and manage workload
• Project planning and management, including monitoring analysis and evaluation of projects
• Multi-media communication and presentation skills
• Development of health education resources
• IT literate

Desirable

• Data analysis and interpretation
• Depot medication administration

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN/RMN/ Dip HE - NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development in health improvements/ behaviour change/public health
• Evidence of competency in IT skills/ECDL or equivalent

Desirable

• Some health promotion certificates such as Brief Interventions for Alcohol, Mental Health First Aid.
• Training qualification.
• Motivational Interviewing training/qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 6 months experience of community health promotion work
• Minimum of 6 months experience working with individuals with mental health issues
• Experience and ability to work on a one to one basis and with local groups on specific health initiatives
• Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of people and groups using a strengths based approach
• Experience of working with and sustaining partnerships with statutory, public, private and community voluntary sector

Desirable

• Quantitative and/or qualitative research
• Experience of leading/developing and implementing Health Promotion initiatives
• Experience of delivering weight management interventions

Additional requirements

Essential

• Full current driving licence and access to a car or other appropriate form of transport.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team and manage own caseload

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).