Job summary
What if you could work with an amazing team like ours? Would you find it rewarding to work with and support people with severe and enduring mental illness work towards their recovery? It takes a special person to work in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). Is that person you?
We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Band 6 Psychiatric Nurse to run our Nurse-Led Clinic. Rivers CMHT is a close, lively, dynamic, nurturing, and supportive team with excellent peer support and regular supervision. You will manage a nurse-led clinic where service users are seen every 4-6 weeks. You will monitor mental state, carry out risk assessments, care plans (Dialogue +) and deliver interventions such as emotional coping skills and support service users towards recovery. Previous experience of working in a CMHT is desirable. You will also signpost to other agencies according to the individual's needs.
Rivers CMHT provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families. You will need to be able to work autonomously and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, administration and IT skills, including be able to type. You will also need to be flexible and have excellent assessment and communication skills. You may need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.
Main duties of the job
We believe our staff are our most valuable resource and we are passionate about creating a culture of compassion, collaboration and continuous improvement. Rivers CMHT have regular weekly training slots which are psychologically informed so that our interventions are meaningful. We have our own unique, internal Academy of Excellence supporting registered staff throughout their careers to realise their aspirations as well as links to local universities to support further education and development.
We support staff in clinical practice in many ways including a team of Practice Educators to support and guide staff as they work alongside them. We are increasingly looking to enable staff to move seamlessly into roles that best meet their needs at that time, both within the service and across the division and within the local healthcare system. We are one of only a few NHS Trusts in the country to offer fully funded leadership and management qualifications to staff.
You are welcome to visit our team in advance of your interview and talk to our clinicians about the wonderful culture and ethos we have developed and nurtured and what it's like to work here.
Please note a car driver and use of car within work hours is essential for this role.
Further details are set out in the Job Description. For additional information or if you would like to come and visit us in advance, please contact caroline.fonseca@southernhealth.nhs.uk or christina.ford@southernhealth.nhs.uk
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with Professional Body, (RMN, Social Worker)
- Computer and typing skills
- Mentorship course/ evidence of CPD
- Full driving license and the ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
Experience
Essential
- Skills, Knowledge and ability Working knowledge and application of the recovery model in collaboration with service users.
- Highly developed communication skills
- Evidence of effective teamwork and leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty understanding
- Good facilitation skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills (active listening, building empathy)
- Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks
- Ability to motivate service users
- Ability to work autonomously
- Theoretical knowledge of MHA legislation and the responsibilities that accompany it
- Awareness of local and national mental health developments
- Knowledge of the CPA process.
- Assessment skills
- Provide clinical supervision
- Experience of mentorship (or equivalent) in practice
- Working knowledge of the application of Professional Code of Conduct
- Ability to produce timely, quality reports e.g., for funding applications etc.
- Knowledge and application of safeguarding children and adults' policy
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation
- Ability to manage caseload demand and capacity
- Management of personal safety.
- Confident in attending/chairing meetings and attending review panels.
- Evidence of experience in the education of nurses and/or multi-professional groups
- Care management experience.
- Evidence of report writing.
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team.
- Experience of working in a Clozapine Clinic (nurses only)
- Experienced in giving depot injections (nurses only)
- Experience in or willing to train in physical observations (nurses only)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with Professional Body, (RMN, Social Worker)
- Computer and typing skills
- Mentorship course/ evidence of CPD
- Full driving license and the ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post
Experience
Essential
- Skills, Knowledge and ability Working knowledge and application of the recovery model in collaboration with service users.
- Highly developed communication skills
- Evidence of effective teamwork and leadership skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty understanding
- Good facilitation skills
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills (active listening, building empathy)
- Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks
- Ability to motivate service users
- Ability to work autonomously
- Theoretical knowledge of MHA legislation and the responsibilities that accompany it
- Awareness of local and national mental health developments
- Knowledge of the CPA process.
- Assessment skills
- Provide clinical supervision
- Experience of mentorship (or equivalent) in practice
- Working knowledge of the application of Professional Code of Conduct
- Ability to produce timely, quality reports e.g., for funding applications etc.
- Knowledge and application of safeguarding children and adults' policy
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation
- Ability to manage caseload demand and capacity
- Management of personal safety.
- Confident in attending/chairing meetings and attending review panels.
- Evidence of experience in the education of nurses and/or multi-professional groups
- Care management experience.
- Evidence of report writing.
- Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team.
- Experience of working in a Clozapine Clinic (nurses only)
- Experienced in giving depot injections (nurses only)
- Experience in or willing to train in physical observations (nurses only)
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
