Community Mental Health Nurse

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Christchurch is seeking an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to provide responsive mental health services. This role involves care coordination and supporting patients' recovery journeys, requiring strong communication skills and relevant experience. Interested candidates can contact Kim Duffy for more information.

Qualifications

• Relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment.
• Valid driving licence and use of a car.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive, accessible mental health service to adults and families.
• Support patients on their journey of recovery through care coordination.
• Collaborate with a well-established supportive team.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Ability to prioritise work

Job description

The Christchurch Older Persons Community Mental Health Team are looking for an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to join this team.

As a Mental Health Nurse, you will provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to adults and their families within a defined locality. This is primarily a care‑coordination role, where you will be responsible for supporting patients on their journey of recovery. You will be a committed, dynamic, motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your work. You should have relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment and be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with patients, their carers and their family.

• Provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to adults and families within a defined locality.
• Support patients on their journey of recovery through care coordination.
• Apply engagement and recovery philosophies in working with patients, carers and their families.
• Collaborate with a well‑established supportive team made up of a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Psychologists, a Social Worker, Administration and a Support Time Recovery Worker.
• Work within the Dorset HealthCare Mental Health Strategy under the direction of the team leader and locality service manager.
• Contribute to effective multi‑disciplinary working and liaison with community, primary and other secondary & tertiary services/agencies to provide holistic care.

This role is for 22.5 hours per week and requires a valid driving licence and a car for assessment and monitoring patients in their homes and other community settings.

• Relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment.
• Excellent communication, organisational skills and ability to prioritise work.
• Valid driving licence and use of a car.

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined‑up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward‑looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000‑strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kimberley Duffy – Team Leader – Email address: [e-mail] – Telephone number: 01202 858158