Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have a vacancy for 1 full time equivalent

Nurses, Band 6

Bexley Care Older People Community Mental Health TeamHours per week: 37.5 hours An excellent opportunity has arisen for a 1 full time psychiatric nurse post in the Community Adult Mental Health directorate -Bexley Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team. We are looking for experienced registered mental health nurse who is motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team. The successful applicant will have an understanding of the nature and impact of mental health problems and a genuine interest in working with older people. They will need to have effective communication skills and the ability to lead and work proactively and flexibly within the team and care coordinate a caseload. You will be expected to take part in the duty system that we currently operate including a late shift to 8 pm at least once a week with the Older People's Intensive Home Treatment Team (OPIHTT). Due to the pandemic, we currently operate a 9-5 duty system.

You will need to have at least one year of experience as a qualified nurse and having worked with older adults will be an advantage.We offer a comprehensive induction programme and continuing support and professional development. You will benefit from working within a creative and supportive team and will be encouraged to develop interventions suitable for our client group.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse based in the London Borough of Bexley. You will join friendly and supportive multi disciplinary teams to proactively engage and support adults with long term mental health conditions with their physical health needs. You will promote and deliver evidence-based care for service users either in their own homes or within a community based clinical environment. You will influence the way in which community mental health teams improve their physical health nursing skills, working independently as well as collaboratively across teams and services.

The successful candidate will be confident, organised, self motivated and be able to lead and support mental health nurses to assess and deliver person centred physical health care plans as well as able to use computerised systems and to audit data and report back in verbal or written form. In exchange for this expertise, we offer opportunities for flexible working, a comprehensive induction process, ongoing support and development initiatives and a range of physical, mental, and wellbeing benefits.

About us

Oxleas - About Us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,000 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

Date posted

28 March 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,152 to £43,994 a year p.a.inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

277-4040031-CMH

Job locations

Bexleyheath Centre (BHC)

4 Emerton Close

Bexleyheath Centre

DA6 8DX

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Good assessment skills, the ability to assess risk, and care-plan effectively.

2. Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Good I. T. skills.

4. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively.

5. Ability to communicate information both written and oral and present this effectively.

6. Good interpersonal skills

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Good assessment skills, the ability to assess risk, and care-plan effectively.

2. Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Good I. T. skills.

4. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively.

5. Ability to communicate information both written and oral and present this effectively.

6. Good interpersonal skills

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the community mental health team
Car/moped owner and driver
RMN qualifications

Desirable

older people experience
full points
Evidence of further studies or mandatory training

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in the community mental health team
Car/moped owner and driver
RMN qualifications

Desirable

older people experience
full points
Evidence of further studies or mandatory training

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).