Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Community Mental Health Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role focuses on supporting older adults with mental health issues through effective communication and psychosocial interventions. The successful candidate will work collaboratively to enhance the quality of life for individuals in their homes and communities. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while fostering an inclusive environment. If you have a passion for mental health and a commitment to improving lives, this role could be a perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Experience working with diverse mental health issues.
• Registered with UK NMC Register as RMN.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial and psychological interventions.
• Supervise junior nursing staff and fulfill CMHT Duty Worker role.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Effective Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Psychosocial Interventions

Supervisory Skills

Education

Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership

Perth City Older People’s Community Mental Health Team

Murray Royal Hospital

Community Mental Health Nurse, Band 5

PART TIME/PERMANENT

29.7 per week, Various Hours can be negotiated

Applications are invited for an individual to join our multidisciplinary Older People’s Community Mental Health Team.

As the successful applicant, you will have experience of working with people with a wide range of mental health problems and have current knowledge of best practice in Mental Health Nursing. The post holder will work in partnership to provide psychosocial and psychological interventions, facilitating, enabling and supporting people within their homes and communities. This will be inclusive of providing mental health liaison support within residential/nursing care where required.

There will be a requirement to provide a supervisory role to junior members of staff within the nursing team, and to fulfil the CMHT Duty Worker role.

Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team you will demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills as a core component of your role. Within this role the successful candidate will be involved within the integrated older peoples work streams across Perth City.

If you have these skills, display strengths based and social inclusive approaches to working, can manage change and are committed to improving the lives of people with mental health problems then we would like to hear from you.

You must be registered RMN of UK NMC Register.

Informal enquiries to:

Julie Dunn- [e-mail]

Senior Charge Nurse Craig Lewis, Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team 01250 877843

Hours of work: 29.7

As part of ongoing and future service development within Perth City Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team, you may be required to provide care within a 7 day service.

Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.

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