Community Mental Health Nurse

Job overview

Community Mental Health Nurse

This is a fixed-term (12 months) community nursing and care coordinator role within the diverse Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighbourhood 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.

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.

Be rotational and flexible, working according to the needs of the CMHT service and Neighbourhood Team.

What ELFT service users and carers say is important to them:

• Being listened to and treated as equals
• “Nothing about us, without us”: recognise that we are experts in our own experience and involve us in care planning and decision-making
• A truly inclusive service in which diverse identities are accepted and celebrated, and we're treated without fear of bias or prejudice
• A truly accessible service which adapts to meet our needs rather than the other way round
• Being treated with respect, patience and kindness
• A service which shows compassionate curiosity: a genuine care and desire to support and understand us
• Focusing on what matters to us, and what recovery means to us.

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.

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.Ensure compliance with the requirements Safeguarding Adults and Children’s policies. To ensure that staff have the required knowledge and skills to work within these procedures to support the safety of vulnerable adults and children.

• 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 full potential through supervision, appraisals and performance management.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the detailed Job description and  person specifications for full main responsibilities.