Community Older Persons Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse or Preceptorship Nurse to join our established Older Persons Mental Health Community Team at Aerodrome House.

Your main responsibilities will include care coordination of service users, Duty Worker on rotation, initial and follow up assessments and supervision and mentorship of junior staff and students.

The post holder will be based at Aerodrome House and will need to work flexibly. You will also need to establish good working relationships with the local GPs, and other professionals.

The Community Mental Health Team is focussed on delivering a recovery service for clients with severe and enduring mental health issues.

Due to the nature of this post in order to carry out home visits and attend patient meetings a car driver is essential with access to own car.

We are interested to hear from you and what new ideas you can bring to the team.

Main duties of the job

You will work within the Older People's Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) providing high-quality mental health nursing care to adults over the age of 65 with complex mental health or those under 65 with dementia including dementia, depression, psychosis, anxiety disorders, and other psychiatric conditions.

This role will primarily be delivered in a community setting, including patients' homes, residential and nursing care homes, nurse led clinics. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and collaborate with GPs, social care, pharmacy teams, voluntary agencies, and acute and crisis services to ensure safe and effective care planning. The anticipated outcomes of the role are:

• To promote recovery, prevent relapse and reduce hospital admissions.
• To enhance quality of life and functional ability.
• To support timely and safe discharge from secondary care services where appropriate.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aerodrome House

Fratergate Business Park, Aerodrome Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0GY

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aerodrome House

Fratergate Business Park, Aerodrome Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0GY

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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