Community Psychiatric Nurse - Band 6

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Community Mental Health Team based in Colchester.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality mental health care within a multidisciplinary setting, supporting adults with a range of complex mental health needs in the community.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible as the Care Coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of service users and their carers within a defined catchment area/locality. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Care Coordinator, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and coordination of care needs. Once needs are identified, you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team Lead, and as a Band 6 clinician, you will be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff.

You will be able to draw on the interventions and expertise provided by your MDT colleagues, such as Support Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists, Family Therapists and Medical Colleagues.

Some of your typical duties as a Care Coordinator may include (but are not limited to):

• Assessing new referrals to the team and ascertaining whether they have care needs that need to be addressed within the service
• Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload
• Creating and continually updating person-centred careplans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.
• Continually assess risk and design personalised risk management plans
• Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient careplan and discharge planning.
• Administration of long-acting anti-psychotic depot injections in a community setting
• Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side-effects. Organising medical reviews when indicated.
• Identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented
• Support the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision plus ensuring carer’s needs are identified and responded to.