Community Mental Health Nurse

Dorset Healthcare; Long Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to join its established team in Shaftesbury. The role involves managing a caseload of patients, providing specialist advice, and planning health improvement programmes. Candidates should have a passion for Adult Mental Health and recovery, with good communication and organisational skills. This is a flexible position offering both full-time and part-time hours.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work in a Community Mental Health environment; experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to apply engagement and recovery philosophies with service users.
• Full driving licence and use of a car to assess and monitor patients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and provide responsive mental health services.
• Provide specialist advice regarding care and management of patients.
• Plan, implement, and review health improvement programmes.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Education

Trained Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Overview

Are you a trained Mental Health Nurse with an interest in Adult Mental Health and passionate about recovery? Shaftesbury Community Mental Health Team are recruiting a Community Mental Health Nurse. You will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary team, with a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Social Workers, OT, Support Time Recovery Workers, Admin support and a Psychologist.

You will provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users and plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings. You will provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners. The Community Mental Health team provides recovery-focused treatment plans for people with severe mental illness. Experience of working in a community mental health environment is beneficial but not essential. You will apply philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with service users.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to patients and their families.
• Provide specialist advice to colleagues regarding care and management of patients/service users.
• Plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.
• Be reliable, committed, dynamic, and a motivated professional with excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise work.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Trained Mental Health Nurse with an interest in Adult Mental Health and recovery.
• Willingness to work in a Community Mental Health environment; experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to apply engagement and recovery philosophies with service users.
• Full driving licence and use of a car to assess and monitor patients in their homes and community settings.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and a good level of IT literacy.

Service Details

This is a full-time and part-time post of 30 hours, based in Shaftesbury and covering surrounding areas.