Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has risen for two Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurses to join Community Rehab and Recovery team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is able to work with a wider MDT, working alongside other professionals and striving for best outcomes for service users working across 7 days a week 8 am -6pm with enhancements on a weekend, intensive work, working alongside the Care coordinator or Lead Professional. We are happy to support newly qualified nurses with their preceptorship and you will have a thorough induction programme offered to join Community rehab and Recovery Team Durham and Darlington. This will be a developmental role into a Band 6, working intensively with the Band 6s within the Team. You will be joining us at an exciting time of planning and implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework.

As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for: -

• your own caseload
• providing assessments
• delivering intervention in the community.

You will ensure that the service users' needs are: -

• identified and central to their CPA Well-being and Recovery plans
• promoting social inclusion
• independence and well-being

You will demonstrate:-

• Excellent assessment skills
• interpersonal and team working skills
• be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector.

Main duties of the job

To improve the lives of people with mental ill health by minimising the impact of their condition through the delivery of excellent services to promote recovery and wellbeing.

To be compassionate in meeting the needs of patients and their carers.

To achieve successful completion of the Preceptorship Program.

To work as part of a community team which may be integrated, working collaboratively and in partnership with local authority services.

To be professionally accountable and responsible for patient care undertaking a range of clinical/therapeutic interventions in patients' homes and other community settings.

To act as lead professional or care coordinator as appropriate.

To promote social inclusion, community access and participation through the provision of patient care.

To facilitate others in the team to develop competence by providing leadership, day to day supervision, clinical advice and clinical supervision to associate practitioners, community support workers and students as appropriate.

To be committed to and involved in activities integral to the Trust's Quality Improvement System.

To promote at all times a positive image of people with mental ill health.

• To promote at all times a positive image of the Adult Mental Health Service and the wider Trust.

About us

Working for TEWV NHS Trust you can expect fantastic training & development opportunities with the strong links we have developed at our local universities'. Post-grad qualifications can be supported throughout your career pathway in mental health practice, as well as clinical skills or leadership & management skills, that can lead onto more senior roles within the organisation, helping you to identify and build upon a career pathway. Future planning is supported by the Trust's Talent Management and Workforce Development Team, so we can continue to build upon our commitment of being well led and to deliver excellent care to our communities in either leadership & management or clinical practice modules.

Given we have learnt many things during the pandemic, technology and remote working have offered insight into new approaches on how we work and further discussion can be had about this upon appointment. To discuss this further, you should contact the team manager prior to interview to consider if the options are suitable for you and the service demands.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. A lease car scheme is in operation as well as other NHS staff benefits.

This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship programme. Please note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a different process.