Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced RN(MH) to join our Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.

You should be able to demonstrate your passion towards working with this older adult client group.

The post holders core responsibilities will be: - 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

Main duties of the job

- To work across a variety of community settings as part of a multidisciplinary team.  - Providing a nursing assessment and identification of a referred clients  mental health needs including at home/in the person’s 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.  - 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.  - 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.  - To provide direct supervision to other staff and contribute and assist with PDR system.  - Receive clinical supervision from agreed supervisor and manager on a  regular, planned basis to ensure effective and safe management.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and in  discussion with the manager the postholder may be required to  undertake other duties which fall within the Banding of the post.

- To work across a variety of community settings as part of a multidisciplinary team.  - Providing a nursing assessment and identification of a referred clients  mental health needs including at home/in the person’s 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 of care for service users - 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.  - 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.