Job summary
The East Locality Community Mental Health Team within Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5, Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their team and to help make a difference to people in the local area.
The East Locality Team provides support to individuals with complex and enduring mental health issues. The team offers a range of treatment interventions including medication monitoring and administration, and various psychological therapies. Care and support is offered in line with the CPA approach currently.
Applicants must demonstrate a flexible approach, evolving around the needs of service users, their families and significant others. The role involves working as a team member, with the responsibility of a caseload across traditional boundaries of adult and the voluntary sector services. The service ethos is focused on treatment, recovery and social inclusion and therefore offers successful applicants an exciting and demanding opportunity to improve people's lives.
Main duties of the job
- Managing a team caseload under supervision in accordance with sound nursing practice and principles.
- Undertaking regular supervision and PDR in accordance with Trust policy.
- Promoting and Maintaining the highest standards and attitudes towards the care of patients / clients. Assisting colleagues in maintaining an effective and efficient service.
- Assisting, developing, implementing and evaluating plans of care, ensuring therapeutic and recreational programmes for patients / clients individually and in groups, in the Community.
- Ordering, storage, monitoring and administration of medication.
- Liaison within the multi-disciplinary care team, including carers, voluntary agencies etc.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse with risk assessment training
Desirable
- RMN non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with older people with mental health problems. Experience of working with carers and families. Evidence of ongoing CPD and evidence based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work across team and organisational boundaries developing multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships. Hospital liaison experience. Experience of integrated working with physical health services
Skills
Essential
- Advanced and comprehensive communication skills. Clear and concise command of English (written/oral). Ability to organise and carry out teaching practice. Basic IT/computer skills. Positive presentation skills. Ability to integrate
- Self-motivated, starter and finisher. Must be able to demonstrate ability to prioritise workload Organised. Highly motivated. Flexibility
Desirable
- Specialised skills e.g. interviewing and counselling
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health nurse with risk assessment training
Desirable
- RMN non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with older people with mental health problems. Experience of working with carers and families. Evidence of ongoing CPD and evidence based practice
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work across team and organisational boundaries developing multi-professional and multi-agency partnerships. Hospital liaison experience. Experience of integrated working with physical health services
Skills
Essential
- Advanced and comprehensive communication skills. Clear and concise command of English (written/oral). Ability to organise and carry out teaching practice. Basic IT/computer skills. Positive presentation skills. Ability to integrate
- Self-motivated, starter and finisher. Must be able to demonstrate ability to prioritise workload Organised. Highly motivated. Flexibility
Desirable
- Specialised skills e.g. interviewing and counselling
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).
