Senior Community Mental health Nurse

Job overview

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service under the supervision of experienced staff, and core responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact.
• Undertake assessments of people referred to the service completing full needs strength assessments, risk assessment & care plan for implementation by a junior worker.
• Take the lead unplanned assessments where required
• Contributing to a duty system on a rota basis.
• Delivering supervision to more junior members of staff.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary service development.

Main duties of the job

To carry out comprehensive assessments of an individual’s health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action.

• To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk.
• To formulate a plan of care based on identified need.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions as appropriate.
• Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals.
• To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Act in accordance with the Community Mental Health Framework.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues.
• Taking the lead in managing individuals with complex including mental health restrictions such as 37/41 and CTO
• Co-ordinate meetings, case conferences act as chair where required
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in line with data quality guidance, legislation and policy.

Supervision:

• Regularly review own caseload with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of Service.
• Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR with more junior members of staff.
• Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service under the supervision of experienced staff, and core responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact.
• Undertake assessments of people referred to the service completing full needs strength assessments, risk assessment & care plan for implementation by a junior worker.
• Take the lead unplanned assessments where required
• Contributing to a duty system on a rota basis.
• Delivering supervision to more junior members of staff.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary service development.

General requirements

• Maintain NMC/HCPC registration / re-validation and adhere to professional guidelines and code of conduct.
• Work within the framework of relevant policy and legislation both local and national.
• To take a lead of medication management within national and local guidance and policy.

Principal duties

Clinical:

• With colleagues, carry out comprehensive assessments of an individual’s health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action.
• To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk.
• To formulate a plan of care based on identified need.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions as appropriate.
• Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals.
• To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Act in accordance with the Community Mental Health Framework.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues.
• Carry out Safeguarding Manager Role/Safeguarding Investigator with the team *HR to clarify
• Taking the lead in managing individuals with complex including mental health restrictions such as 37/41 and CTO
• Co-ordinate meetings, case conferences act as chair where required
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in line with data quality guidance, legislation and policy.

Supervision:

• Regularly review own caseload with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of Service.
• Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR with more junior members of staff.
• Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution.

Service development

Education and Training:

• Act as mentor to learners, keep up to date with relevant course and curriculum developments, and maintain ‘sign off’ status.
• Participate in training relevant to role.
• Promote insight and understanding of mental health issues to service users, carers, and other agencies.
• Contribute to audit, research and evaluation as appropriate.