Community Mental Health Nurse

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust; Goole; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Goole is seeking a dedicated mental health Nurse to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves providing support, establishing therapeutic relationships, and promoting recovery for working aged adults. The ideal candidate will hold a valid NMC registration and demonstrate a commitment to professional development. A supportive environment with enhanced benefits is offered.

Benefits

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Full understanding of relevant policy and legislation in mental health.
• Evidence of effective communication and planning in practice.
• Continuing professional development relevant to clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and interventions to promote mental health recovery.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with service users.
• Act as a Care coordinator for a caseload of clients.

Skills

Creative thinking

Interpersonal skills

Leadership abilities

Education

Registration with NMC

Post graduate/Masters level evidence

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting working aged adults to have good mental health? Are you a recovery focused and creative mental health Nurse or newly qualified Nurse and want to work in a supportive and well established multi-disciplinary team? An opportunity has become available to work in Goole Community Mental Health Team.

As an employer Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are dedicated to being a best practice example of inter-professional working in mental health. As part of this we encourage and provide opportunities for continued professional development, regular supervision and would offer a supportive package to newly qualified nurses to help develop nursing confidence, skills and their career.

This post will be based at Goole CMHT Bartholomew House

Main duties of the job

As a key worker / care coordinator you will provide support and interventions to promote mental health recovery. Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and their family / carers.

• Develop and deliver recovery focused care in collaboration with service users and their family /carers.
• Provide information and psycho education surrounding mental health conditions and medication.
• Uphold legal frameworks which underpin service delivery.
• Assess risks, manage risk and the effectiveness of interventions.
• Signposting / referral to external services when required.
• Develop good working relationships with neighbouring teams to enable effective co-working and responsive transfers of care if necessary.
• Act as duty officer on a rota basis
• Act as a Care coordinator for a caseload of clients
• Participate in Group work
• Support the administration and monitoring of medication.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion
• Part III or 13 of NMC live register
• Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/chang e that impacts within own area of work/responsibility
• Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/Masters level

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care
• Act as Care Programme Approach (CPA) Co -ordinator
• Ability to effectively Chair meetings
• Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held

Skills and Competencies

• Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others
• Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.