Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for a Mental Health Nurse to join our supportive and well-established Community Mental Health Team to deliver high standards of care for Adults over the age of 65  in the community.

The successful candidate will receive an excellent Induction Programme and Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified nurses, if required.  The team follows a  multidisciplinary  approach with  decision making, care delivery and staff support.

As a Community Nurse, you will work alongside  Specialist Mental Health Nurses, Specialist Social Workers, Registered Nursing Associates, Support Workers, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Consultant Psychiatrists. You will also provide support and interventions  to promote mental health recovery as well as establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and their family / carers.

Main duties of the job

• Develop and deliver recovery focused care in collaboration with service users and their family /carers.
• Provide information and psychoeducation surrounding mental health conditions and medication.
• Uphold legal frameworks which underpin service delivery.
• Assess risks, the management of risks and effectiveness of interventions.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues.
• Signposting / referral to external services when required.
• Develop good working relationships with neighbouring teams to enable effective co-working and  responsive transfers of care if necessary.
• Provide supervision and support to support staff.
• Act as duty officer on a rota basis

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.