Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

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Job summary

Older People's Mental Health Band 5 Nurse

We are looking for a new colleague to join us as a Community Mental Health Nurse in the Older people's Community mental health team in Stowmarket.

We are looking for a Band 5 colleague who has a passion for working with Older People . Our new colleague will be enthusiastic, conscientious and compassionate.

We are looking for someone with excellent clinical and communication skills who works in a recovery focused way with people using our service and their carers. People who use our service will be living with a range of mental health needs. These range from functional illness such as depression and psychosis to organic illness such as dementia.

In return we offer a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment where you will be encouraged to develop your own knowledge of psychosocial interventions and positive health promotion, with first-hand experience of engaging service users.

Main duties of the job

Our focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery model.

Main duties of this role include:

Holding a caseload of non-complex service Users

Offering holistic support and monitoring for service users and carers

Administration of depot medication (if you are a Registered Nurse)

Attending weekly team meetings, regular reflective practice sessions and case formulations

Supporting the Team with duty

Opportunities to enhance skills such as ECG and Phlebotomy training

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Benefits

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.

Details

Date posted

27 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-ESU6094583

Job locations

Haymills House

Station Road

Stowmarket

IP14 1RF


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!

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!

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • CPA implementation

Desirable

  • Experience in appropriate area

Qualifications

Essential

  • Valid registration with NMC
  • Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • CPA implementation

Desirable

  • Experience in appropriate area

Qualifications

Essential

  • Valid registration with NMC
  • Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training.

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Haymills House

Station Road

Stowmarket

IP14 1RF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Haymills House

Station Road

Stowmarket

IP14 1RF


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Community Team Manager

Jo Stanley

jo-louise.stanley@nsft.nhs.uk

01449745200

Details

Date posted

27 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-ESU6094583

Job locations

Haymills House

Station Road

Stowmarket

IP14 1RF


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