Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a mental health nurse to take up a full time position with the Community Mental Health Older Adult Services at the Springwell Centre in Barnet Hertfordshire. As a multi-disciplinary team we provide holistic assessment and treatment pathways for older adults, and people with mental health and frailty needs. Our service provides seamless pathways between primary care and secondary care services for people with functional mental illness, and dementia.

We are looking for a dynamic nurse who is passionate about the care of our older adult service users. We consider transferable skills from other areas of mental health services as valuable and a positive contribution to a well-rounded team.

We cover London Borough of Barnet , and our based at the Springwell Centre at Barnet General Hospital and the post is to cover Edgawre and surrounding area locality, with flexibility to support other areas of the East locality if needed.

As a team, we can offer multi-disciplinary support from Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, as well as Mental Health Nurses. We also provide regular CPD sessions, reflective practice, staff support sessions, individual and group supervisions, and academic training, as well as access to external training resources.

Main duties of the job

1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload in the role of care co-ordinator/care manager, as defined by the Care Programme Approach and other government and local directives. Ensure that the service of the CMHT i.e. nursing, social care, occupational therapyand psychology is carried out effectively within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies. Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings. To take lead in the planning and implementation of the client's re-integration back into the community.

2. Provide service users and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs.

3. Provide therapeutic interventions by means of assessment and on-going treatment in various settings. Design care programmes in line with risk assessment and psychosocial needs. In consultation with MDT colleagues discharge service users in line with CPA and CMHT policies and procedures

4. Participate in the Duty System as the Duty Officer or 'Backup' providing a Direct Access mental health service to the community. Be responsible for the screening of all new referrals, arrange assessments, provide advice and refer to other agencies as appropriate.

About us

At Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Community and Mental Health Trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.

The Trust's values are:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Being Positive
• Working together

By coming to work at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust you will be joining a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

If successful, you will be joining community services for older people that are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC and we have MSNAP accreditation for all three Memory services and RCP accreditation for our ECT department.

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe places for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes, and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springwell Centre Barnet Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springwell Centre Barnet Hospital

Burnt Oak Broadway

Barnet

EN5 3DJ

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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