Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

The Staffordshire Community Perinatal team has an opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to join the team posts available to be based in Burton or Cannock

In the role you will be working in a specialist perinatal community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across the Trust, dependent on skill and service need.

You will be delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, whilst managing a complex caseload.

You will be responsible for providing the nursing process to a specialist perinatal service. Delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to mothers experiencing mental health related difficulties.

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
• Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
• Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.
• Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.

For more information relating to this post please refer to the attached job description and job specification