Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

ROLE SUMMARY

To take a clinical role in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of services for clients.

To contribute and participate in multi-disciplinary team assessment.

To be involved in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of person-centred care planning and person centred formulations.

To provide a first line response to referrals, providing where necessary a health and social care needs assessment or meeting the needs already identified in a health and social care needs assessment.

As lead care professional  to ensure accurate mental health clustering is carried out on admission, discharge and at reviews.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Ensure that nursing practice is person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.

Ensure that clinical practice is consistent with the Care Programme Approach.

Identify personal learning and training needs through appraisal and personal development plans linked to service needs.

Take responsibility for ensuring that personal nursing practice is informed by relevant local and national developments and is evidenced based.

Under the direction of the Community Team Manager, participate in clinical audit and clinical governance activities.

Regularly undertake research and development and clinical trials, as necessary to own work.

Carrying out Risk Assessment Act as the lead care professional for a case-load of patients with ultimate responsibility for providing an individualized plan of care for each patient.

Delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff where appropriate.

Act as duty clinician as needed. Cover FACT function when on rota and support team with FACT function as needed.

Share information with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, either verbal or written.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The person specification should set out the qualifications, experience, skills and knowledge, personal attributes, interests and other attributes necessary for the post holder to perform the job to a satisfactory level.

Mental Health Practitioner

ESSENTIAL Without which the post holder could not be appointed DESIRABLE Extra qualities that can be used to choose between candidates with all essential criteria METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

QUALIFICATIONS

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy Or, Nursing degree or equivalent RN (MH) Professional Registration ENB998/Mentorship Evidence of successful post registration academic development at degree level in related field Certificates

EXPERIENCE

Application Form / Interview / References

SKILLS

Ability to work regularly unsupervised Good interpersonal and communication skills Good verbal and written skills Good observation and reporting skills Ability to use own initiative Clinical Assessment Risk Assessment Crisis Management Problem solving Effective time Application Form / Interview / References

management Liaison with other professionals Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills Prevention and management of suicide training Medicine Management PMA Safeguarding training

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects Knowledge of psychosocial interventions An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (Government initiative) Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks Knowledge of health promotion Application Form / Interview / References

OTHER

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Ability to travel independently Application Form / Interview / Document Che