Job summary
Do you have experience working with patients with dementia and functional mental illness? Do you enjoy working with older people and supporting them to live independently?
We have a vacancy for a full time Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to work in our Waveney Older Persons Community Team, based at Carlton Court Hospital, Lowestoft.
We are expanding our team and looking forward to a new nurse to join us.
The area we cover is the Waveney and Lowestoft area a total of 13 GP practices, we are flexible in working practice with staff working from home or in the office.
We are a small and busy team, ideally you will have experience of managing your own caseload .
Our dedicated team supports patients with dementia of all ages, and those over 75 with organic and functional MH presentations. We're multi-disciplinary with a variety of skills and experience. When you join us, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside a range of teams both in and outside NSFT, such as Social Services, In reach Out Reach, DIST Care Homes and Care Agencies.
Main duties of the job
As Community Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for:
- Holding and managing a caseload of patients with organic and functional presentations under CPA & NCPA - assessing and planning treatment for them
- Working with the patient/their carers to plan care and optimise treatment plans
- Attending MDT meetings, feeding back to the MDT and working within the team for the best outcome for the patient
- Administering depot medication
- Working independently with minimal supervision, within professional boundaries
- Duty working triaging referrals via AAT
- Attending 117c meetings, discharge meetings from inpatient wards
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
- Ability to identify and action change in health care need
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date and evidence based knowledge of Person Centred Care
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
- Knowledge of national policy influencing older persons' health care
Other
Essential
- Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role
- Able to travel independently
Desirable
- Ability to transport patients as appropriate
- Able to liaise with statutory / non statutory bodies due to patients' needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
- Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
- Ability to identify and action change in health care need
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date and evidence based knowledge of Person Centred Care
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
- Knowledge of national policy influencing older persons' health care
Other
Essential
- Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role
- Able to travel independently
Desirable
- Ability to transport patients as appropriate
- Able to liaise with statutory / non statutory bodies due to patients' needs.
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).
