Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

The Moorlands CMHT Team are looking to recruit a part time, Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse for a fixed term period of 12 months to cover mat leave.

The successful candidate will:

Act as named nurse for a specific group of clients and provide care under the supervision of the caseload manager. To conduct assessments and to deliver specific therapeutic interventions to this group of clients and to liaise with other professionals regarding progress and outcomes.

Ensure that practice remains abreast of new developments and to develop and maintain standards and implement change in respect of this.

Liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and to provide a link between hospital and community and/or primary and secondary services.

Operate a duty role in the screening of referrals and allocation for assessment. To provide support and guidance to colleagues over issues of risks and/ or complex clinical presentation. To act as named nurse with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.

Act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.

Develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.

Main duties of the job

To act as named nurse for an identified group of patients within the Community Mental Health Team. To ensure that appropriate interventions are planned and delivered according to assessed need. To promote a positive nurse patient relationship and to engage with carers/relatives as appropriate. To have responsibility for documenting the plans of care and ensuring that plans remain current and that standards for record-keeping are adhered to. To take an active role in auditing and maintaining standards of record-keeping for this group of patients.

To have responsibility for seeking support and advice from the CPN caseload Manager in respect of issues and difficulties with individual patient care. To attend regular decision-making meetings with the CPN caseload Manager in order to address caseload management issues such as acceptance of assessments, the provision of ongoing care, discharge planning, face-to-face contacts and patient mix.

To assess patient response and provide advice and education to both patient and carers in respect of prescribed medicines.

To provide support to other patients within the Community Mental Health Team at times when the names nurse/worker is unavailable e.g. periods of annual leave, sickness, etc.

Taking prompt action on changes in condition, liaising with other care givers, members of the clinical (multi-disciplinary) team and/or other agencies when necessary, reviewing nursing care and communicating any amendments to the care plan.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ensure personal practice and that of those supervised adheres to relevant Codes of Conduct, legislation and policies and procedures. To be aware of the implications of these, particularly those concerning patients’ rights, and take any necessary action in the event of non-compliance.

Take responsibility for personal and professional development in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Guidance, attending statutory and mandatory training and other pertinent training as agreed with the Clinical Manager through the personal review process.

To maintain registration and personal professional portfolio.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.