Job summary
- Main area
- Community Psychiatric Nurse/Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 364-A-7698
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harland Centre
- Town
- Westcllif on sea
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse - Older Peoples Team, Southeast Essex
Band 6
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
The role involves care co-ordination of clients within the CMHT/OP service to provide high quality care.
Following a redesign of services, we are in an exciting position to be able to recruit a Senior Community Mental Health Nurses for our Older Adult Services in South East Essex - primarily your caseload would be working either within Castlepoint or Rochford Locality . This is a supportive, well-resourced multi-disciplinary team with Support Workers, Physical Health Practitioners, Qualified Nursing and Medical input. The team has a friendly atmosphere and strong work ethic.
We are seeking a RMN who is looking to be part of future healthcare and integrated working for the older adult population in their locality and supporting them to live independently.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse within our Older Adult Service and key member of the team, you will be responsible for managing a defined caseload providing assessment and coordination of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for service users and their carers
As a Senior member of the team, you will need to attend the MDT meetings and to provide professional advice, including health/mental health promotion and support to members of the service as well as other agencies.
You will be required to assist the Clinical Team Lead in their absence as appropriate and as a role model and resource for less experienced members of the team, including providing supervision.
You will also need to have the ability to work under pressure and although a key part of the team, on your own initiative.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including.
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options, and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will:
- be responsible for a defined caseload as the Care Coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care for service users and their carers
- provide professional advice, including health/mental health promotion and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, working appropriately with experts and other agencies
- act up for the Team lead in their absence as appropriate and as a role model and resource for less experienced staff, including providing supervision to others as appropriate
- act as an independent practitioner within a defined community setting, while liaising with other professionals as necessary
- have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which govern current service provision and audit
- ensure effective communication pathways exist
- be responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation
- be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence-based care as appropriate.
EPUT offer a fantastic relocation package of up to £8,000. Covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake relevant training.
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Additional Professional Qualification in Older Adult Mental Health or Experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rugi Timbo
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07538375857
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