Senior Community Mental Health Nurse-Older Person’s

Job summary

Are you looking for a role that will provide you with a good work life balance? We're seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established team caring for Older People based in the coastal communities of Suffolk.

This post is 9-5, Monday- Friday although we will consider flexible working. You can work from our office at Walker Close, Ipswich, from home or a mixture of the two- patient contact is face to face and meetings, protected time etc take place at Walker Close.

Our friendly and supportive team provides a community-based service to people of any age with a dementia diagnosis, and to Older People with a functional diagnosis and complex needs.

We are proud to have recently been accredited with the Royal College of Psychiatrists as providing high quality care and good practice. This is important to us, as is our staff wellbeing; we have a Wellbeing Champion in the team and make sure we meet up for Wellbeing Lunches, have away days as well as occasional social nights out.

We are looking for someone who is interested in working in Older People's services, has an interest in physical as well as mental health and who has an understanding of assessment, the referral process, case handling and working collaboratively with the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

We are an established team with a high retention rate, and we are looking to welcome an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse. You will be given full support and a comprehensive induction.

We are looking for someone who is interested in working in Older People's services, has an interest in physical as well as mental health and who has an understanding of assessment, the referral process, case handling and working collaboratively with the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for:

• Holding a caseload of patients with organic and functional presentations under CPA and NCPA
• Assessing and managing risk.
• Using Dialog+ where possible and Recovery Care Planning with service users and carers.
• Managing your own diary and planning your day.
• Attending MDT meetings and wards.
• Participating in the Duty Rota.
• Communicate effectively through notes on Lorenzo and letters to Service Users, GPs and other involved parties.
• Administering depot medication.
• There is an opportunity to learn to take ECG readings and to learn phlebotomy.
• Driving is essential for this role.

About us

Working for our organisation

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 beautiful countryside. We're an hour and a half away from London and 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Coastal IDT, The Resource Centre

Walker Close

Ipswich

IP3 8LY

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Coastal IDT, The Resource Centre

Walker Close

Ipswich

IP3 8LY

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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