Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse

Essex Partnership University Nhs Foundation Trust; Braintree; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Excellent pension (up to 14.5%)

Staff discounts

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Mental Health Care Professional to co-ordinate care for a caseload of clients with complex needs. The role covers a wide geographical area within Mid-Essex and requires a driving license and access to a car.

The post involves care assessments, development and evaluation of recovery-based plans, MDT participation, and professional leadership to junior staff. Applications from NHS professionals are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in care coordination and mental health assessments.
• Ability to plan and document recovery-based care plans.
• Experience working with MDTs and relevant professional groups.

Responsibilities

• Undertake care co-ordination of a caseload.
• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate care plans.
• Maintain individualised care with concise documentation.
• Participate in initial assessments and MDT meetings; allocate to CPA and reviews.
• Manage workload, improve service quality, and provide support to junior staff.

Skills

Care coordination

Assessment

Documentation

MDT participation

Driving license

Job description

Job summary

Assessment and Care Co-ordination of clients experiencing a range of mental health conditions including but not limited to, Schizophrenia, Bi-Polar Disorder, Personality Disorders, Depression, Anxiety and OCD. As well as this the team runs a both Depot and Clozapine Clinics, and the person would be expected to cover these as and when required, or potentially take this on as a regular part of their working week. The role covers a wide geographical area within Mid-Essex, as such a driving license and access to a car is essential for the role. The team is a made up of other CPN's, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Psychiatrists as well as Support Workers and admin staff. The team hold regular MDT and Business meetings to discuss the ongoing care of the clients as well as the functioning of the team.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake care co-ordination of a caseload of clients.
• Carry responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of recovery based care plans.
• To maintain effective individualised care through assessment of service user and carers problems. Plan, implement and evaluate interventions and clear, accurate and concise documentation of individualised care.

Undertake initial health and social needs assessments and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings to look at appropriate selection and allocation of clients to CPA and regular reviews.
Undertake assessments under the Care Act 2015 and present relevant findings to the funding panels where appropriate.

• Following analysis of client assessments, plan creatively to meet their needs including the provision of evidence based interventions.
• Prioritise and manage workload to ensure the effective management of a defined group of clients with complex needs.
• Responsible for working with colleagues in seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our clients/patients.
• Participate in the teams duty rota, providing urgent and unplanned care for those under the team who are allocated only to psychology or psychiatry colleagues, or for those whose care coordinators are on leave or sick

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will be fully conversant and uphold their professional code of conduct.
• Ensure all care is delivered in accordance with Trusts care programme approach guidelines.

To participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for secondary care services and to liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the clients needs.

• Undertake risk assessments with clients and plan effectively to manage this in care plan with MDT.
• Ensure that all interventions are undertaken within established time scales and according to standards of best evidence based practice and operational policy.
• To provide clinical supervision and professional leadership to junior staff and promote evidence based practice.
• Attend training as provided and be responsible for keeping oneself up to date at all times with mandatory training.
• Keep oneself updated in all legislative government initiatives and guidelines.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• At least 2 years experience working at Band 5 level

Desirable

• Experience of working within community mental health setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates sufficient knowledge to work at band 6 level

Desirable

• Awareness and understanding of community mental health roles and procedures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).