Senior Mental Health Nurse
Job summary
The Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse is a key member of the West Norfolk Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), providing specialist assessment, care planning, treatment, and care coordination for adults experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will deliver high-quality, person-centred care that promotes recovery, supports independence, and enables individuals to achieve the best possible outcomes within their local community. Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Deliver high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care in line with NSFT values, Trust policies and the NMC Code. Undertake assessments under appropriate supervision, contribute to care planning, deliver interventions and evaluate outcomes for service users. Monitor mental and physical health needs, including medication management, escalating concerns where appropriate.
Develop and manage a caseload under supervision, working collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies. Undertake risk assessments and contribute to risk management and safeguarding processes. Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to effective multidisciplinary team working. Participate in supervision, appraisal, mandatory training and continuous professional development activities.
Contribute to quality improvement, audit and service development initiatives.
About us
At NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive. Benefits included with this role are: NHS pension A comprehensive in-house and external training programme Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum (increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service, plus bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more
Job responsibilities
We want you in our team if you share our values and core beliefs. If you want to work in an environment of mutual respect, transparency, integrity, and collaborative working we are the team for you. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs If you would like an informal conversation about the role please don't hesitate to contact Liz Mack, Operational Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
Nursing degree or equivalent - Mental Health Practice Assessor and Practice Assessor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants) Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable
Recognised Leadership / Management training Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Experience · Essential
Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
Skills · Essential
Excellent communication and engagement skills Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks) Effective analytical and decision-making skills
Other · Essential
Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service
Knowledge · Essential
The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national Up to date knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks including Mental Health Act
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
