Job summary
- Main area
- Community Psychiatric Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a shared rota basis)
- Job ref
- 311-S543-24
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Meadows
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Dependant on experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 29/07/2024
Employer heading
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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 Community Mental Health Team at The Meadows 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 enduring mental health problems across a range of services.
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.
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 CMHT and will work with the multidisciplinary team to offer a team approach to supporting service users in the community or for those on the discharge pathway from inpatient settings.
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
• Professional qualification Mental Health Nursing
• Registration with HCPC / NMC
• Experience in community mental health work
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to the practitioner role resulting from legislative or service changes, as appropriate.
• Experience of supervision
• Experience of some crisis work/interventions
• Knowledge of CPA policy
• Experience in working with people with moderate to severe mental health needs
• Extensive knowledge / experience in social inclusion and recovery model of care
• Knowledge of mental health legislation
• Experience of MDT working
• Ability to care coordinate and be responsible for a caseload
• Ability to work effectively as part of a MDT
• Ability to supervise junior staff / students
• Effective time management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Recording relevant documentation to a professional standard
• Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients, carers and other professionals
• Utilise the supervision process
• Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
• Ability to provide professional expertise in the care of mental health service users
• Ability to provide appropriate education and training to peers and assistant as appropriate
• Computer literacy
• Flexible and adaptable
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure
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
- Sarah Bickley
- Job title
- CMHT & SPOE Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 4505
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