Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

This is a fixed term (12 months) community nursing and care coordinator role within the diverse Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighborhood Mental Health Team.

To make assessments within Health (SAP/CPA) and Social Care (Care Management) frameworks.To set up, implement and review appropriate care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

To promote the needs of service users with mental health needs and to offer and provide training and education whenever possible. In conjunction with the crisis pathway services, provide a safe and effective urgent community assessment and treatment response service.

Undertake comprehensive assessments, including risk assessment, effectively and efficiently.

Formulate and agree crisis safety care plans and to support and advise relatives and care givers.

Main duties of the job

Develop and maintain a high standard of practice based on assessment through the use of pscyho education, the Recovery Model and supportive clinical management.

Liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Social Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach, In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate.

Ability to work autonomously and within MDT setting.

To work with the multi-disciplinary team in developing plans that offer supportive crisis care in the least restrictive way.

Be responsible for the maintenance and accurate recording of patient information in the documentation systems and to ensure the effective dissemination of service user information throughout the multidisciplinary team.

Have an understanding of the KPI’s for the crisis service and ensure compliance with Trust CQUINs

Ensure own compliance with mandatory training is maintained.

Ensure that you are suitably skilled in addressing the physical health needs of service users.

To act as care coordinator for service users

To respond to emergency referrals within a timely fashion and to agreed protocols and targets.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a fixed term (12 months) community nursing and care coordinator role within the diverse Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighborhood Mental Health Team.

Please refer to attached JD and PS documents.