Community Mental Health Nurse | Older Adults

Job overview

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking to work flexibly with the Older Adult Community in High Wycombe? Do you want to join a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team and have a varied and interesting case load?

We are seeking a community mental health nurse to work with our High Wycombe based team. You may possess specialist knowledge of looking after Older Adults, alternatively, you may not have worked with an Older Adult patient group before but will always put the patient at the centre of what you do to provide individualised, person-centred care.

Our hub is based at Saffron House in Easton, High Wycombe, which is the newly established mental health hub in South Buckinghamshire.  We provide community-based treatments and are fortunate to work alongside our own dedicated Social Care Team.  Our team provide focused interventions for the older adults of South Buckinghamshire.

This role also offers an exceptional support and training opportunities within the team to grow and thrive in your nursing career.

Main duties of the job

• Independently assess patients' mental health needs and develop personalised care plans ensuring that interventions are tailored to individual requirements.
• Deliver home-based treatment and support for patients in the community experiencing mental health crises, helping to stabilise their condition and support them further.
• Manage a defined caseload of patients, acting as their key worker.  Including continuous assessment, monitoring, and adjustment of care plans to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the patients.
• Work in partnership with patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals to set and achieve treatment goals, ensuring care is holistic and patient-centred.
• Provide various therapeutic interventions in line with professional standards and job specifications, and manage the discharge process, ensuring safe and timely transitions from care.
• Engage in clinical and managerial supervision, contribute to the training and education of team members, and participate in service improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of care provided.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application.

We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.