Registered Mental Health Nurse
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Job summary
Please note this is a developmental role currently as a Band 5 with the opportunity of progressing into a Band 6.
Come and join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!
An exciting opportunity has become available for newly qualified nurses or existing Band 5 RMNs in Unscheduled Care Service. This role is perfect for nurses that are keen to learn new skills quickly and advance their careers.
Based at the Neville Centre at Leicester General Hospital, and currently a Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 service, the team of Band 6 RMNs, HCSWs, supported by a Band 7 Service Lead and our admin staff, covers the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland area. Travel is minimized by the use of remote working where possible. As part of MHSOP community services our nurse-led team accesses medical support from the wider service.
Our team has a dual remit of triaging referrals into MHSOP and to provide a timely response to address immediate risk.
This major aspect of our service involves carrying out a thorough mental health assessment, and liaising with other health and social care professionals as required in order to meet the needs of our patients. The team works with patients with organic and functional illness, and our involvement is short-term. Each day is varied and at times challenging, but above all is extremely rewarding.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Community Mental Health Nurse to support people with mental health needs to access care where and when they need it and be able to move through the system easily.
This role means supporting people to be able to manage their problems and move towards individualised recovery on their own terms, surrounded by their families, carers and social networks, and supported in their local community.
We need Community Mental Health Nurses who can support individuals be able to contribute to and be participants in the communities that sustain them, to whatever extent is comfortable to them.
Main duties include, providing assessment, intervention and evaluation of packages of care for service users and reporting on aspects of work as necessary to Senior Practitioner for Nursing.
Providing leadership and supervision to junior members of staff and participate in the development of the integrated team and promote multi-disciplinary, multiagency working.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Details
Date posted
21 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9313-24-0161
Job locations
Leicestershire Nhs Trust
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Leicestershire Nhs Trust
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4QG
Employer's website
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