Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

We are recruiting a Mental Health Nurse to join our  Team working with Older People in Central Norfolk Locality,  where you will be based at The Sophie Centre.

We want to recruit practitioners who can join our trust and bring with them fresh ideas and fresh ambition.

Our Trust values of Positively, Respectfully and Together sum up perfectly what this role encompasses.

You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and sensitivity in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging manner.

In return we offer a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment where you will be encouraged to develop your own knowledge of psychosocial interventions and positive health promotion, with first-hand experience of engaging service users.

Main duties of the job

Our primary focus is on collaborative working; placing great emphasis on the assessment/recovery model. Many aspects relating to service user recovery is reflected within the assessment tools the patients and staff use and the philosophy that underpins patient centered care.

Main duties of this role include:

• Holding a caseload of non-complex service Users
• Offering holistic support and monitoring for service users and carers
• Administration of depot medication (if you are a Registered Nurse)
• Attending weekly team meetings, regular reflective practice sessions and case formulations
• Supporting the Team with Duty Work

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

This role requires the ability to travel to various locations to meet service needs. Access to a vehicle for work purposes is preferred, as some office sites and client care bases may not be easily reached by public transport.

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candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days’ notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.