Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Warrington Recovery Team as a B5 community mental health nurse.
We have a full time, permanent position, which is a developmental opportunity, providing the chance to progress onto B6 role, following further professional developmental aims being achieved.
We are a well led, highly regarded service, providing care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs, within the Warrington Borough.
You will work as part of an experienced and supportive MDT, with the chance to develop your skills, knowledge and experience within a welcoming, learning focussed environment.
Our office hours are Mon to Fri, 9-5pm. Our office base is Wakefield House.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of an experienced MDT providing care, treatment and support to our service users, carers and families.
You will undertake role specific work, including keyworker role under the new Community MH framework.
You will help to cover duty role in Team on a rota basis.
You will help to facilitate our depot clinics and administer home depots as required.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See accompanying detailed Job Description and Person Specification which is attached to this advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See accompanying detailed Job Description and Person Specification which is attached to this advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study.
- Approved training in phlebotomy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Effective Care Co-ordination
- Care Planning and evaluation
- Quality and clinical audit.
- Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Desirable
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker
Desirable
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study.
- Approved training in phlebotomy
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- High professional standards
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Change oriented
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Effective Care Co-ordination
- Care Planning and evaluation
- Quality and clinical audit.
- Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
Desirable
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
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).
