Job summary
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse - functional
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker?
In this role you will be responsible for working in an adult community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
You will be responsible for undertaking clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical pathway, in order to establish the person’s needs, goals, risks and strengths in order to generate a formulation based care plan agreed with all involved.
You will be responsible for delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
You will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Pathway Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
- Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
- Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
- Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
- Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
- Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate to, improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Spec- attached.
Person specification
Qualification & Registered as Psychiatric Nurse in the UK.
Essential criteria
- Qualification & Registered as Psychiatric Nurse.
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level.
- Conforms to NMC/HCPC requirements
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in providing supervision/ Qualification in coaching
- Non – medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Access to suitably insured vehicle during working hours
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
- Nikki Marrs
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 124 0093
- Additional information
Car driver and to have a car suitable for business purposes is essential.
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