Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

Band 6 community Mental health Nurse

Fixed term - 11 months

Central Adult CMHT - Doncaster

To deliver a health and social care service working as an integral member of the Community Mental Health Services providing a service for people experiencing / recovering from severe and enduring mental health problems.

The post holder through Care Programme Approach, care co-ordination and case management will lead and contribute to the provision of a comprehensive range of community services as a care co-ordinator for a defined caseload.

To be accountable for a clinical caseload delivering appropriate and effective evidence based care to meet the needs of the individual.

To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to facilitate and promote rehabilitation and recovery helping patients to achieve and maintain their optimum level of mental health functioning and quality of life in the community.

Main duties of the job

To manage an assigned caseload delivering continuous effective evidence based care.

To carry out comprehensive patient centred assessments, plan and implement individual strategies of care to meet identified needs in conjunction with the patient, care giver and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.

To evaluate care plans and outcomes regularly and modify as required.

To fulfil a care co-ordinator role and ensure that all care given is in line with the requirements of the Care Programme Approach/ care management using SystemOne as the primary patient care record.

To attend reviews, case conferences, hospital ward rounds, tribunals and other meetings as required.

To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of the individual thereby maintaining and enhancing close professional working relationships.

To work closely with families and carers providing interventions, information and support as required.

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. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf