Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Llandudno; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Wales is looking for a Mental Health Care Coordinator to work within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on older individuals facing mental health challenges. The successful candidate will coordinate care for a designated caseload, ensuring comprehensive assessments and effective care planning. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in mental health services and possess an RMN qualification. This role offers a chance to contribute meaningfully to mental health support in the community, promoting the wellbeing of older adults.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in mental health services for older people.
• Broad experience in health and social care settings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for clients with mental health problems.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and plan care programmes.
• Ensure adherence to care protocols and standards.

Skills

Prioritising and proactive work

Client monitoring skills

Effective communication

Self-motivated

Continuous improvement commitment

Education

RMN Educated to Diploma Level

Job description

Please note for Welsh students, you must apply via Streamlining where all available jobs can be located.

The post holder is required to work within an MDT focusing on the older person living in the community who suffer with a wide range of mental health problems.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for assessing client's needs, planning and implementing the care package alongside other professionals within the team.

Post holder will provide education, knowledge, guidance and support to student nurses and unqualified staff in the team and provide support to clients and their families.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

In conjunction with other team members, to take on the role of care coordinator for a designated caseload of clients with both organic and functional mental health problems.

To be responsible, for the comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation of programmes of care, providing each client with an individual holistic package of care. To ensure Mental Health Measure and care management protocols are adhered to and standards are met.

As care coordinator, responsibility for making evidence based assessment of clients physical, psychological, spiritual and social needs taking into account and respecting ethnicity, for a defined caseload.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Experience

• Significant Experience in Mental Health Services for older people
• Broad range of experience working in health and social care settings

Qualifications

• RMN Educated to Diploma Level

Skills

• Ability to prioritise and work proactively ? Ability to manage a designated caseload without direct supervision
• IT skills ? Phlebotomy skills ? Monitoring clients physical observations
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately ? Ability to adapt to new and changing circumstances ? Self-motivated
• Commitment to continuous improvements to clients care

Knowledge

• Demonstrate a good understanding of mental health problems in the older person. ? Awareness of current developments within a clinical setting. ? Completed training in mentoring & Assessing student nurses
• Awareness of current developments within MHLD older peoples service ? Understanding of clinical governance

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.