Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job overview

Bolton Community Mental Health Services are a committed integrated service that strives to provide quality recovery based support to people with severe and enduring mental health related difficulties in Bolton 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The service calls upon a wide range of evidence based holistic assessments and interventions.

As a Community Psychiatric Nurse working in the service you will be required to undertake the role of Care Coordinator in line with CPA process, you will have a defined complex caseload which could consist of people who are on the Assertive Outreach pathway, and will be expected to work proactively and flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team model, and you will be expected to work outside normal office working hours.

You will also be expected to act as assessor/mentor for student nurses.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process

Main duties of the job

To provide skilled mental health nursing care to people in the community.

To assume the role of care coordinator for a complex caseload.

To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

To have a theoretical and working knowledge of the Safeguarding Adults and Children’s framework, and to take the lead role when necessary.

To undertake initial assessments of people referred into the service, linking in directly with the Team Leader and wider MDT.

To devleop implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care, including the assessment of carer’s needs and assessments.

To maintain close links with other statutory and non-statutory professionals and agencies, and to be able to access resources from provider services, and to maintain good channels of communication. To undertake the role of care coordinator in accordance with the philosophy of the Care Programme Approach and associated Mental Health Act (1983) legislation and Care Act legislation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)