Community Mental Health Nurse

East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you a Band 5 or Newly Qualified Nurse with experience and a passion for working with older people? Are you a hardworking and reliable individual looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to develop in your professional career?

Do you have an understanding of the person-centered care approach, assessing and managing risk?

Do you want to work in a supportive environment with an established team culture of shared responsibility for caseload management, appreciation of, and respect for the core skills and contribution of all agencies/disciplines? Would you like to be supported by a team rich in knowledge and experience of caring for our Older Adults through your preceptorship period?

If your answer is YES then we want to hear from you!

Mid Beds Older Adult Community Mental Health Team has an exciting opportunity for a permanent Community Mental Health Nurse (CPN - Band 5). You will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the Operational Policy.

You will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-Disciplinary team which will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. You will be confident and competent in administering IM injections and have a working understanding of the Medicines Management Guidance & associated policies.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the Community Mental Health Team key-working a case load of people and delivering time limited intervention under the direction of the allocated Care Coordinator.

The post holder will facilitate, delivery and monitor individual interventions as defined in the individual , person centred plans of acre and within the principles of the agreed operational policy to deliver Personal Recovery and Social Inclusion. To support Senior Nurses in the team by administering and monitoring DEPOT in the community.

The post holder must hold a first level mental health nursing qualification and be registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Date posted

05 August 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-BED11673

Job locations

The Lawns Health Resource Centre

The Baulk

BIGGLESWADE

SG18 0PT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for further information.

Person Specification

Educational/ Qualification

Essential

oQualified Mental Health Nurse
oCurrently registered with NMC

Experience

Essential

oMulti-disciplinary team work
oWorking across professional boundaries
oWorking with people with mental health needs in the community setting.
oAdministering medication in the community setting

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

oPositive understanding of the personal recovery model
oRecognises the importance of social inclusion.
oAwareness of basic group processes.
oDeveloped awareness clinical supervision
oFacilitates effective team working.

Person Specification

Educational/ Qualification

Essential

oQualified Mental Health Nurse
oCurrently registered with NMC

Experience

Essential

oMulti-disciplinary team work
oWorking across professional boundaries
oWorking with people with mental health needs in the community setting.
oAdministering medication in the community setting

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

oPositive understanding of the personal recovery model
oRecognises the importance of social inclusion.
oAwareness of basic group processes.
oDeveloped awareness clinical supervision
oFacilitates effective team working.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).