Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

Come and join us for a unique job opportunity at South Sefton Neighbourhood Centre! We are working towards delivering a thoroughly modern mental health service that offers excellent standards of care and meaningful interventions.

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a community based post which will required the post holder to travel regularly between multiple sites in order to perform their duties.

Main duties of the job

1. Assessment of Mental Health Needs

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Assess risks relating to self-harm, suicide, vulnerability, and safeguarding concerns.
• Gather information from patients, carers, GPs, and other professionals.
• Develop an understanding of a patient's social, psychological, and physical health needs.

2. Care Planning and Delivery

• Develop person-centred care plans alongside service users.
• Implement and review treatment plans.
• Support recovery-focused approaches that promote independence and wellbeing.
• Monitor progress and update care plans as required.

3. Therapeutic Interventions

• Provide emotional support and therapeutic engagement.
• Deliver brief psychological interventions within competency levels.
• Support medication management and monitor effectiveness and side effects.
• Encourage coping strategies and relapse prevention planning.

4. Risk Management

• Identify and manage risks associated with mental illness.
• Develop crisis and safety plans.
• Escalate concerns appropriately and seek senior support when risks increase.
• Participate in Mental Health Act and safeguarding procedures where required.

5. Key worker

• Act as a Keyworker
• Liaise with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, GPs, housing services, and voluntary organisations.
• Ensure continuity of care across services.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care

The team will work to assess and provide treatment to service users with complex needs. Supporting people in the south sefton population.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

The post holder will be based within a CMHT

The core roles include; face to face engagement within the community and clinic setting The role also involves signposting to appropriate partner agencies.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.