Job summary
Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Older Person's services.
We provide a service for older people in need of intensive support with the aim of avoiding hospital admission. We work with people with functional needs as well as those with dementia and experience in both areas would be an advantage.
We are looking for someone with strong communication skills and the ability to engage with clients and carers, often in difficult and distressing circumstances. You will have experience of working in the community and be confident in the assessment and management of risk.
The team has a strong person-centred approach, undertaking holistic assessments and working with clients and carers to achieve positive outcomes for both. The team works closely with statutory and voluntary organisations to achieve these aims and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and premature moves to long term care.
Main duties of the job
- Initial assessments including functional abilities, and risks
- Development and delivery of treatment plans in conjunction with the service user and carer.
- To cover duty desk, providing support and advice to service users and other agencies.
- Liaison and joint working with other professionals
- To take on management and clinical supervision role
- To represent the team at meetings with statutory and voluntary sector organisations
- To be a role model and leader within the team
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.
Benefits included with this role are: -
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
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 yet to be set; 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 yet to be set; 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
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
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
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
Person Specification
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
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
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
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).
