Job summary
- Main area
- Older Adult Community Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 246-GYW6418340
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northgate Hospital
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
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Job overview
Within the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team, we pride ourselves in delivering evidenced based person centred care. The role can be demanding but rewarding and we offer a range of support and supervisions to ensure our staff are able to manage the demands of the role.
The successful candidate will have experience working both at band 6 level and have a good working knowledge of working within a community setting. You will require excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with other professionals in the delivery of care. You will be expected to attend daily Safety Huddle meetings and weekly Multi-disciplinary Meetings as well as attend Governance/Business meetings.
As a senior nurse, you will be expected to manage your time effectively and have good computer and IT skills. You will have experience in supervising students and will be expected to take the role of Mentor on a rotational basis.
We share the Duty Worker role and you will be expected to include this in your weekly diary.
As a Care-coordinator, you will manage a caseload of complex service users and identify any risks and act on these accordingly, sharing information with your line manager. You will be expected to meet all key performance indicators within the role and keep up to date with mandatory training.
As a team we will support and encourage further training to advance your professional development and can support you in your revalidation process.
Main duties of the job
Our team is made up with a combination of one Consultant Psychiatrist, 3 Non-Medical Prescribers, 7 band 6 nurses who work between the memory Treatment Services and CMHT, one band 4 and an AP who is currently doing her nurse training and a band 3 who supports in the clinics. We also have a very supportive administration team.
The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency environment.
Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
Working for our organisation
Here 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.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
Provide planned nursing care and risk assessment / screening for patients within his or her
care plan.
To be responsible for implementing first and / or urgent patient assessments.
Provide ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in
conjunction with the Senior Nurse, through caseload management and supervision.
Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and / or health and social care professional of
any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
To work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships with other care
providers.
To ensure service users and / or carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed
decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and
outside the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of
the Senior Nurse.
Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
To have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient’s care within the team setting and to
prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
To enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
To fully co-operate with the educational requirements of Learner Nurse placements in the
Community Nursing Service in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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To keep the Clinical Nurse Leader fully informed of clinical and service delivery issues.
To maintain and provide accurate records, statistics and reports as required by the Nurse
Manager and / or the Trust.
To participate in clinical governance / audit, clinical trials and research practice that would
affect service development.
To understand and work within the requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983).
To effectively organise the working day for self and others, making the best use of time,
geographical distances and resources.
To be responsible for and legally comply with the safe carriage, custody and administration of
drugs and other clinical material.
Ensuring the nursing practice is a person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct
involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to
discharge.
Identifying personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal
development plans on an annual basis.
Taking responsibility for ensuring that personal nursing practice is informed by relevant local
and national developments and is evidence based.
Actively participating in training and education.
Act as a mentor for students and undertake annual updates on mentorship and evidence for
triennial reviews.
Undertake sign-off mentor training and responsibility.
To delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff as appropriate.
To use available resources effectively.
Adhere to organisational guidelines on clinical supervision and undertake protected time as per
Trust guidelines.
May act as a mentor to students within all professions.
May participate in recruitment and selection of junior staff.
Ensure that personal appearance, practice and manner conform to the standards and
expectations of the Trust.
Maintaining a professional therapeutic relationship with patients, carers and colleagues.
To comply with all Trust policies, guidelines and protocols with particular regard to community
services.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Nurse Training or equivalent experience
- Valid NMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Community Setting
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
- Angela Doyle
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 337636
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