Job summary
- Main area
- Community Rehabilitation Team (mental health)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)
- Job ref
- 311-F630-24-E
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust HQ
- Town
- Ashton Under Lyne
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
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Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
About the Trust
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
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 maximise 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 for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- 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
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
Job overview
The Pennine Care Community Rehabilitation Team is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to this exciting endeavour. The successful candidate will have significant experience working with people with psychosis across a range of services.
The team supports service users to transition from inpatient rehab facilities to the community. The aim of the team is to reduce the length of inpatient stay for service users from both acute and rehabilitation wards, incorporating least restrictive practice, the NICE guidelines for complex psychosis and the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) national program.
The team has a strong emphasis on the Recovery Model, working with service users to maximise their independence and autonomy to improve their quality of life.
You will work with a team of experienced practitioners with a strong focus on psychological formulation driven, evidence based interventions.
You will receive regular supervision and your personal development priorities will be shared and supported through our appraisal process.
As this team covers the whole of the trust’s footprint, the postholder must have a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
We are currently based at Trust HQ in Ashton Under Lyne although this may be subject to change. Our core hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will ensure the highest standard of nursing care provided in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The practitioner will provide interventions to service users within the Community Rehabilitation Team who experience complex psychosis, often with other complexities such as substance misuse or physical health needs.
To work with the multidisciplinary team to offer a team approach to supporting service users either in the community or for those on the discharge pathway from inpatient settings.
To work collaboratively across a range of disciplines to engage service users in psychologically informed treatment plans.
To contribute to case formulation and treatment plans.
To contribute to service development in collaboration with the wider team.
To participate in the education programmes of nursing students and other
disciplines.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Essential Criteria
- Professional qualification Mental Health Nursing Registration with NMC
- Evidence of qualification and experience to post graduate diploma level
- Willingness to undertake further training as needed for the role
- Experience of working in rehabilitation services
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Experience of working with people with behaviours that challenge
and/or substance misuse problems - Experience of providing support to vulnerable / socially excluded individuals/ groups.
- Experience working in an MDT
- Experience of providing supervision
Desirable Criteria
- Psychosocial interventions qualification
- Mentor qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Leadership experience
- Working in low secure or forensic services
- Working in drug and alcohol services
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification Mental Health Nursing
- Registration with NMC
- Evidence of qualification and experience to post graduate diploma level
- Experience of working in rehabilitation services
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Experience of working with people with behaviours that challenge and/or substance misuse problems
- Experience of providing support to vulnerable / socially excluded individuals/ groups.
- Experience working in an MDT
- Experience of providing supervision
- Extensive knowledge the recovery model and strength based principles
- Knowledge of mental health and social care national policy and legislation
- Knowledge of least restrictive practice
- Effective risk assessment and risk management skills
- Ability to case manage a caseload of service users using rehabilitation principles
- Drivers license and access to a car
Desirable criteria
- Psychosocial interventions qualification
- Mentor qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Leadership experience
- Working in low secure or forensic services
- Working in drug and alcohol services
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
- Karla Paterson
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07514 723699
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
225 Old Street
OL6 7SR
- Telephone
- 01617163181
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