Community Mental Health Nurse

CNWL; Bletchley; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Relocation package

Zusammenfassung

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust in Milton Keynes is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse for a permanent, part-time role at 30 hours per week. The post involves assessment, care planning, and MDT collaboration, with flexible hours and pro rata salary.

The role includes mentoring students, managing complex caseloads, delivering individual and group treatments, and maintaining comprehensive records in line with NHS policies. A relocation package is offered where eligible.

Qualifikationen

• UK professional registration required.
• Experience in community mental health settings preferred.
• Ability to participate in MDT multidisciplinary team work.

Aufgaben

• Assess, develop and evaluate programmes of care using Dialog+ and act as keyworker for a complex caseload.
• Mentor students on placement within the team.
• Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs using evidence-based, client-centred principles.
• Offer individual and specialist group treatments and deliver direct care per treatment plans.
• Maintain up-to-date written and electronic records of interventions and write reports as necessary.
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all interventions at regular intervals.
• Involve service-users, families and carers in care planning and management.
• Maintain good communications across services.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Prioritise & plan workload

Negotiate & influence

Ausbildung

Diploma or Degree in Mental Health Nursing

Jobbeschreibung

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We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.
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With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you’re at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

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Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Flexible) Job ref 333-D-MK-MH-1366

Site MK CMH HUB, Bletchley Community Hospital Town Milton Keynes Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of programmes of care using Dialog+ and act as keyworker for a complex case load. The individual will be required to work as part of a multi disciplinary team within a team approach. The individual will be required to undertake specialist assessments as part of professional role.

Main duties of the job

To provide mentorship for students on placement within the team.

To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, using evidenced based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To undertake specialist assessment as required.

To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.

To maintain up to date written and electronic records of all interventions, to record information and write reports as necessary. To use the integrated mental health services documentation in line with the local policies.

Working for our organisation

In return for your expertise we offer a supportive working environment with training provided and regular supervision and an annual appraisal.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a member of the multidisciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment of need and the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans incorporating a network of community services and resources.

To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.

To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all intervention at regular intervals.

To offer active involvement to service-users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management.

To contribute to the maintenance of positive contacts between the service and the families/carers of service users and to encourage their active participation in plans offering carers assessment and intervention as needed.

To ensure other parts of the mental health services are promptly informed of known service users accessing the Team. To maintain a good network of communications through out the services.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing.

Experience

• Post basic experience in Mental Health.
• Sound knowledge base.
• Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
• Excellent role model.
• Experience of working in the community

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of MHA 2007, the MHA Bill and MCA Varied clinical approaches. Client advocate.
• Active in MDT approach.
• Sound knowledge of principles of recovery
• Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures relating to recruitment (KSF 6.2)*
• Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace

Key Skills/Abilities

• Ability to develop & maintain high standards of communication both orally and in writing with people about difficult matters & / in difficult situations (KSF 1.3)*
• Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
• Ability to negotiate and influence where appropriate

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work.Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience.AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience.Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

• Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
• If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.