Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our Older Adult Community Mental Health Teams based at Edmund Road. The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team supports people aged 65 and over who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
We support people who are experiencing problems such as psychosis, mood disturbance and memory problems, who have related behavioural or psychological symptoms.
The team covers the entire city. We provide support in local communities, including home visits or visits to care homes.
In May 2021 we were delighted to find out that we had been successfully accredited withtheRoyal College of Psychiatry.
The accreditation programme works with staff to assure and improve the quality of community mental health services for people with mental health problems and their carers.
Older Adult Community Services are currently engaged in a process of transformation.
You should be able to demonstrate your passion of working with this client group and have the ability to assess, co-ordinate treatment and support clients and carers. You should possess effective communication skills and have the ability to work under your own initiative and as part of the wider Multidisciplinary team.
A professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing is essential.
Main duties of the job
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
- To value and be responsive to the individual rights, needs and opinions of the older people using our services, in the performance of all the activities of the Community Mental Health Nurse
- Be responsible for the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of nursing care to an agreed standard.
- To undertake initial mental and physical health assessments.
- To participate in monitoring the standard of care delivery by junior staff and the education of colleagues, learners and junior staff.
- To maintain and promote a client centred approach in all aspects of service delivery to older people and their carers
General requirements
The Post holder is expected to be familiar with relevant policies and legislation, and to work within this framework. This includes NMC guidelines and trust policies.
It is acknowledged that through supervision and PDR the post holder will construct a personal development plan that will enable them to achieve the following key result areas.
Principal duties
Clinical
- To work across a variety of community settings as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Providing a nursing assessment and identification of a referred clients mental health needs including at home/in the persons own environment.
- Formulating, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans that will reflect the needs of the clients/carers over a 24-hour period.
- Manage own caseload having responsibility for the nursing care of clients until point of discharge. Regularly review and discuss caseload management with their clinical supervisor.
- Administering depot injections to clients and monitoring the effects of prescribed medication.
- Maintain accurate care records about care interventions and treatment offered according to Professional and Trust standards.
- To act as co-ordinator in accordance with the Care Programme Approach.
- Provide comprehensive written mental health specialist nursing reports as required.
- Delivering a range of therapeutic interventions with clients and carers in accordance with evidence based practice and Trust Policies.
- Reacting to and managing a range of complex mental and physical health crises.
- Escorting clients where appropriate to other Health and Social Care settings.
- Offering support and advice to families and carers and providing advocacy to clients and carers where appropriate.
- Identify and manage risks in a variety of settings.
Leadership/ Supervisory
- Managing and maintaining a caseload with appropriate levels of supervision.
- To provide direct supervision to other staff and contribute and assist with PDR system.
- Liaising with, advising and educating a range of other professionals, agencies and bodies involved in the care of older people with mental health needs.
- To act as identified practice supervisor and practice assessor for nursing students on allocated placements. Also to act as a Preceptor to nurses completing their preceptorship.
- Receive clinical supervision from agreed supervisor and manager on a regular, planned basis to ensure effective and safe management.
Service development
- To participate with colleagues in the production of an active learning environment in order to maintain and develop high standards of professional and clinical practice. Promoting opportunities for self, colleagues and junior staff to access available training/ education.
- Sharing identified skills with colleagues, learners and other staff, participating in formal and informal teaching as appropriate.
- To take responsibility for identifying personal development needs, participating in appraisal and clinical supervision.
- To act as a positive role model.
- Offering education and health promotion to clients and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job purpose
- To value and be responsive to the individual rights, needs and opinions of the older people using our services, in the performance of all the activities of the Community Mental Health Nurse
- Be responsible for the ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programmes of nursing care to an agreed standard.
- To undertake initial mental and physical health assessments.
- To participate in monitoring the standard of care delivery by junior staff and the education of colleagues, learners and junior staff.
- To maintain and promote a client centred approach in all aspects of service delivery to older people and their carers
General requirements
The Post holder is expected to be familiar with relevant policies and legislation, and to work within this framework. This includes NMC guidelines and trust policies.
It is acknowledged that through supervision and PDR the post holder will construct a personal development plan that will enable them to achieve the following key result areas.
Principal duties
Clinical
- To work across a variety of community settings as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Providing a nursing assessment and identification of a referred clients mental health needs including at home/in the persons own environment.
- Formulating, implementing and evaluating nursing care plans that will reflect the needs of the clients/carers over a 24-hour period.
- Manage own caseload having responsibility for the nursing care of clients until point of discharge. Regularly review and discuss caseload management with their clinical supervisor.
- Administering depot injections to clients and monitoring the effects of prescribed medication.
- Maintain accurate care records about care interventions and treatment offered according to Professional and Trust standards.
- To act as co-ordinator in accordance with the Care Programme Approach.
- Provide comprehensive written mental health specialist nursing reports as required.
- Delivering a range of therapeutic interventions with clients and carers in accordance with evidence based practice and Trust Policies.
- Reacting to and managing a range of complex mental and physical health crises.
- Escorting clients where appropriate to other Health and Social Care settings.
- Offering support and advice to families and carers and providing advocacy to clients and carers where appropriate.
- Identify and manage risks in a variety of settings.
Leadership/ Supervisory
- Managing and maintaining a caseload with appropriate levels of supervision.
- To provide direct supervision to other staff and contribute and assist with PDR system.
- Liaising with, advising and educating a range of other professionals, agencies and bodies involved in the care of older people with mental health needs.
- To act as identified practice supervisor and practice assessor for nursing students on allocated placements. Also to act as a Preceptor to nurses completing their preceptorship.
- Receive clinical supervision from agreed supervisor and manager on a regular, planned basis to ensure effective and safe management.
Service development
- To participate with colleagues in the production of an active learning environment in order to maintain and develop high standards of professional and clinical practice. Promoting opportunities for self, colleagues and junior staff to access available training/ education.
- Sharing identified skills with colleagues, learners and other staff, participating in formal and informal teaching as appropriate.
- To take responsibility for identifying personal development needs, participating in appraisal and clinical supervision.
- To act as a positive role model.
- Offering education and health promotion to clients and carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN Nursing Qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good risk assessment and risk management skills including the use of assessment tools.
- Knowledge and understanding of the mental health needs of older people.
- Knowledge and understanding regarding the principles of receiving and delivering supervision
- Knowledge and understanding of MHA/MCA and other relevant legislation
- Skills in effective care planning or goal setting / implementation / evaluation of individual plans of care and discharge planning
- Knowledge of medication and its management.
- Knowledge of physical health
Desirable
- Interpersonal skills in motivating self & otherso
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaison with other agencies.
- Experience of treatment modalities and interventions
- Experience of assessment and care planning
- oRelevant post qualifying experience in mental health nursing. o Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience of practicing clinical supervision.
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of utilising an appraisal system
- Experience of quality improvement and service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN Nursing Qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good risk assessment and risk management skills including the use of assessment tools.
- Knowledge and understanding of the mental health needs of older people.
- Knowledge and understanding regarding the principles of receiving and delivering supervision
- Knowledge and understanding of MHA/MCA and other relevant legislation
- Skills in effective care planning or goal setting / implementation / evaluation of individual plans of care and discharge planning
- Knowledge of medication and its management.
- Knowledge of physical health
Desirable
- Interpersonal skills in motivating self & otherso
Experience
Essential
- Experience of liaison with other agencies.
- Experience of treatment modalities and interventions
- Experience of assessment and care planning
- oRelevant post qualifying experience in mental health nursing. o Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
- Experience of practicing clinical supervision.
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of utilising an appraisal system
- Experience of quality improvement and service development
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).
