Job summary
Would you like to work for a supportive, person - centred service that offers multiple opportunities for professional training and development and offers an excellent service to clients?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join the North Staffordshire Wellbeing Service (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) to provide psychological assessment and treatment for clients with a wide range of mental health problems that are suitable for treatment within primary care.
We are a friendly and welcoming NHS service in North Staffordshire and we offer assessment and treatment for the population of Newcastle under Lyme and the North Staffordshire Moorlands locality.
We value our team members and have regular monthly team meetings and team days. This gives our staff the opportunity to meet with colleagues and to support each other. We also have staff wellbeing champions within the service that strive to support this ethos that underpins the service.
Post-holders will receive specialist in-house clinical skills training to provide structured, problem-focused Cognitive Behavioural Assessments, and to explain evidence-based models of psychological therapies for all specific anxiety disorders and depression in adherence with NICE guidelines.
Main duties of the job
As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you will provide a central role in supporting the IAPT service by screening new referrals via our self-referral telephone helpline / web referral facility, delivering assessments, making decisions on suitability/allocation, providing psycho-education and signposting/referring clients to partner services as appropriate.
The post-holder will work alongside IAPT psychological therapists, and aside from delivering IAPT assessments, will carry a caseload of clients for treatment/support who do not meet the criteria for IAPT psychological treatment, but whose needs can be managed in primary care. There is a comprehensive care pathway within the service for these clients that has a focus upon Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The Community Mental Health Nurses are encouraged to undertake basic and advanced training for this therapy and current team members offer this intervention regularly to their clients. There are other training opportunities available for team members who have an interest in developing other evidence based therapeutic interventions in primary care mental health.
About us
We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of CBT Therapists, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Interpersonal Therapists, Counsellors and Community Mental Health Nurses. We are committed to staff development, and these posts offer great opportunity for ambitious individuals looking to further their careers within an excellent IAPT service, covering some of the most beautiful countryside of the Peak District National Park.
As the service is based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and the wide geographical area of North Staffordshire, including the Leek Moorlands, some travel between sites is required, therefore, a driving license is advantageous.
This is a permanent full-time post within the North Staffordshire Wellbeing Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants will need to have a core RMN professional qualification, and post-qualification experience, preferably in both inpatient and community settings, but this is not essential.
To act as named nurse for a specific group of clients and provide care under the supervision of the caseload manager. To conduct assessments and to deliver specific therapeutic interventions to this group of clients and to liaise with other professionals regarding progress and outcomes.
To ensure that practice remains abreast of new developments and to develop and maintain standards and implement change in respect of this.
To liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and to provide a link between hospital and community and/or primary and secondary services.
To operate a duty role in the screening of referrals and allocation for assessment. To provide support and guidance to colleagues over issues of risks and/ or complex clinical presentation To act as named nurse with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.
To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice
To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.
Knowledge of CBT principles in treating anxiety disorders and depression would be an advantage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants will need to have a core RMN professional qualification, and post-qualification experience, preferably in both inpatient and community settings, but this is not essential.
To act as named nurse for a specific group of clients and provide care under the supervision of the caseload manager. To conduct assessments and to deliver specific therapeutic interventions to this group of clients and to liaise with other professionals regarding progress and outcomes.
To ensure that practice remains abreast of new developments and to develop and maintain standards and implement change in respect of this.
To liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and to provide a link between hospital and community and/or primary and secondary services.
To operate a duty role in the screening of referrals and allocation for assessment. To provide support and guidance to colleagues over issues of risks and/ or complex clinical presentation To act as named nurse with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.
To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice
To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.
Knowledge of CBT principles in treating anxiety disorders and depression would be an advantage.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Diploma equivalent qualification in sphere of professional practice
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience of user and carer involvement working
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
Desirable
- Awareness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Behavioural Family Therapy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Diploma equivalent qualification in sphere of professional practice
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience of user and carer involvement working
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
Desirable
- Awareness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Behavioural Family Therapy
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.
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).
Additional information
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).
