Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

Arundel Community Mental Health Team based in Baird House is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 6 Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with experience of working in this field, to join a large, friendly, forward thinking multi-disciplinary team who provide assessment, treatment and support for adults experiencing mental health difficulties and completing holistic assessments of their needs and collaborative care planning.

Working alongside the community excellence work and being part of the implementation in the team.

There are well established multidisciplinary teams and the roles will involve working alongside clinicians from other professions to support people with dementia and mental health conditions and their carers who are living in the community. The post holder will receive regular supervision and support.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based within Arundel Community Mental Health Team :

Act as the care coordinator/named professional for a caseload of people with mental health problems.

Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload

Supervise band 5 staff and support workers

Participate in team meetings , MDT meetings and training opportunities

Provide support and advice for service users and carers

Support  people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people’s needs change

Participate in delivery of group interventions

Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on caseload

Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication

Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT

Attend regular supervision meetings

Will be expected to carry complex caseload which will include MOJ-37/41

CTO

Tribunal reporting

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties will include, further  details in job description,

To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning,  implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the care programme approach and under the supervision of the line manager.

To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that unqualified staff are delivering care as identified in the care plan.

To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.

To undertake and supervise risk assessments and formulation of risk management plan for service users under your care, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team, family members carers and significant others.

To ensure Safeguarding Children and Adults requirements are followed and participate in meetings as appropriate.

To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.

To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings.

To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users.