Job summary
Community Mental Health Nurse
Join our dynamic team as a permanent Community Nursing and Care Coordinator in the vibrant Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighborhood Mental Health Team! This role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of individuals facing mental health challenges.
In this position, you will conduct thorough assessments within Health (SAP/CPA) and Social Care (Care Management) frameworks, allowing you to develop, implement, and continually refine tailored care plans. Your expertise will be invaluable in supporting and advising family members and caregivers, ensuring they have the guidance they need.
We believe in championing the voices and needs of our service users, and we're eager for you to promote their well-being and provide training and education wherever possible. Collaborating closely with crisis pathway services, you'll play a crucial role in delivering a safe and responsive urgent community assessment and treatment service.
You'll conduct comprehensive risk assessments with efficiency and effectiveness, working collaboratively to formulate and agree on crisis safety care plans. Your supportive approach will make a difference to relatives and caregivers during critical times. If you're passionate about mental health and dedicated to making a positive difference, we'd love to have you on board!
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, set goals with the service user, carers and families; implement and evaluate care using psycho-social interventions and skills to meet individual needs.
To actively support the person in crisis in self management of their symptoms through the formation of their care plans.
To act as a care coordinator for service users.
To be responsible for accurate record keeping in line with Trust and NMC policy and procedures.
The post holder will contribute to establishing and maintaining liaison with the members of the primary/secondary healthcare team, voluntary agencies in the professional disciplines necessary to provide a comprehensive service to clients and their families
Complete assessment and discharge documents in a timely fashion
The post holder will have working relationships within a multidisciplinary team and the wider crisis pathway.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities for this vacancy please see details in Job description and person specification document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities for this vacancy please see details in Job description and person specification document.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN Educated to degree level
- Mentorship Training or equivalent
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Thorough understanding and working knowledge of mental disorder and the treatment options. . Ability to assess manage complex and high risk situations effectively and to the benefit of service users and carers
- Good report writing skills and ability to compile complex case recording ad report presentation, including legal documents i.e. social circumstances reports, court reports etc
- Ability to manage and co-ordinate professionals, teams and services and mobilise provision where appropriate. . Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others
- Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives
- Decision-making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users. . Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively
- Well-developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences . Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, NHS & Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2015, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty) . Understanding of the principles of CPA/Care management and the local requirements for commissioning care packages
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience, which must be within mental health services
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community experience.
Desirable
- . Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- RMN Educated to degree level
- Mentorship Training or equivalent
- Recognised post graduate qualifications in care of the adult with mental health problems
- Evidence of regular updating and ongoing development of role and skills
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Thorough understanding and working knowledge of mental disorder and the treatment options. . Ability to assess manage complex and high risk situations effectively and to the benefit of service users and carers
- Good report writing skills and ability to compile complex case recording ad report presentation, including legal documents i.e. social circumstances reports, court reports etc
- Ability to manage and co-ordinate professionals, teams and services and mobilise provision where appropriate. . Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others
- Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives
- Decision-making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users. . Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively
- Well-developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences . Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act 1983, NHS & Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2015, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty) . Understanding of the principles of CPA/Care management and the local requirements for commissioning care packages
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification experience, which must be within mental health services
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community experience.
Desirable
- . Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
