Lead Nurse - Community (Older People)

Job overview

We have a fabulous opportunity for a Band 6 Lead Nurse (RMN) to join The South and Dales Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our supportive team.

The CMHT is a busy and dynamic team, supporting individuals over the age of 65 with both organic and functional mental illness.

The post holder will be clinically responsible for their caseload, act as duty worker and be part of the wider MDT. Alongside this, there is opportunity to work into the Care Home Project, offering support to the care homes in our locality.

They will need to support patients with a range of mental health conditions, offering both assessment and intervention.

The post holder will also have the opportunity to progress their leadership skills.

This is a permanent 30.0hr per week post. The successful candidate will need to be able to work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to cover service need. .

Main duties of the job

The role of Lead Nurse includes supporting and managing a complex caseload, initial assessments, assessing risk, developing collaborative care plans, undertaking the role for duty worker, administering depot injections, attending CST meetings and working closely with our partners in health and social care.

As a Lead Nurse there is a requirement to support and develop student nurses and to supervise junior members of the team.

The successful candidates will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision, with access to professional development.

In the Older Peoples Division, development of knowledge and skills is actively encouraged, with training opportunities supported wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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.