Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

As part of our Community Transformation programme, we have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established Multidisciplinary team.  The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live.  You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals, which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc.

We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.

Main duties of the job

To work collaboratively with system partners, service users, carers and the multi-disciplinary team to deliver robust and focused care interventions for individuals who are experiencing mental health conditions that are complex.

To support with medication management; including depot administration and Clozapine Clinic, as required.

To act as a Care Co-ordinator; undertaking comprehensive initial assessments, care plans and risk assessments/management plans.

To support team colleagues and students on placement with the service to increase knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment options.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Provide and oversee the management and care of service users, acting within the capacity of Care Co-ordinator/Lead Professional Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training packages for staff Provide psycho-social interventions, education and support to develop service users and their carer’s understanding of mental illness with the aim to prevent relapse and admission Undertake Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments – contributing to Self-Directed Support assessments/packages