Community Mental Health Nurse
Key Responsibilities Of The Post
As a mental health practitioner , you will be responsible for assessing potential risks to patients and others. this will involve holistic approach to meet patients needs who have a sever and enduring mental health diagnosis.
Key Requirements Of The Person Specification
- RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.
- Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle.
- To act as mental health practitioner, carry a caseload and work with evidence based interventions
- Assess needs
- Formulate care plans
- Implementation of care plans
- Assessment and monitoring of risk
- Monitor, review and evaluate care
- Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Carry out clinic duties such as the administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified.
- Supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate
- To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
- To offer initial mental health assessments
- To participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
- To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
- To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
- To prioritize and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
- To promote the physical health and wellbeing.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Whitworth Job title: Team Manager Email address: sharonwhitworth@nhs.net Telephone number: 01706 676600
