Community Mental Health Nurse

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Luton is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for the Community Mental Health Services. The successful candidate will handle a community caseload, ensuring high standards of care and compliance with mental health legislation. With a strong focus on patient-centered service provision, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive mental health care. A commitment to excellence and a thorough understanding of mental health practices are essential for this role.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for continuous training

Contributions to community mental health

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the UK NMC.
• Qualifying experience in a community mental health team.
• MSPP qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Manage an identified community caseload.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements of the Mental Health Act.
• Liaise with General Practice and Primary Care colleagues.

Skills

Understanding of mental health conditions

Communication skills

Medication management

Health promotion

Cultural competence

Education

Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse)

Experience in a community mental health team

Job description

You will be part of The Luton Community Mental Health Services. Our team is part of the Mental Health Transformation services where the blended team (voluntary service colleagues) are fully embedded within the team.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an autonomous practitioner within a dedicated Multidisciplinary Hub. If you are committed, relish new challenges and strives for excellence, this post is for you.

You will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the Operational Policy.

This will involve the assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the clients. The role includes being part of a duty rota, screening referrals and participating in Quality Improvement (QI) projects within the Team.

You will also take part in the Transformation Agenda in line with The NHS Long Term Plan, which describes:

New community-based offer which will include access to psychological therapies, improved physical health care, employment support, personalised and trauma-informed care, medicines management and support for self-harm and co-existing substance use and proactive work to address racial disparities.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for an identified community caseload, ensuring high standard of professional conduct to comply with best practice and professional accountabilities.
• Ensuring that Covid-19 pandemic process is followed both staff and service users
• To promote a service user focused service
• Participate in audits and survey relevant to the team
• To participate in development of new policies and procedures as required
• Ensure that clients receive a culturally competent service
• To co-ordinate the day-to-day activity and manage the workload of the Team
• To ensure the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983) and subsequent amendments are adhered to
• To establish and maintain good relationships with service users, carers and voluntary sector colleagues
• To provide best evidence practice to service users which complies with legislation, policies and procedures and relevant quality, governance and local and national guidelines.
• Liaise with General Practice and Primary Care colleagues to promote partnership working
• Ensuring that the local demographics are taken into consideration for service provision and improvement

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse) with the UK NMC
• qualifying experience in a community mental health team

Training/Experience

• MSPP qualification or equivalent
• Experience of working in a community mental health team
• Evidence of further training

Knowledge and Skills

• Good understanding of mental health conditions and treatment options in line with NICE guidance
• Physical health assessment and monitoring
• Administering of depot medication
• Medication Management
• Symptom management
• relapse prevention
• health promotion and prevention/education
• establishing good relationships with good communication skills with SU's/carers/MDT/partner organisations
• presenting cases
• managing clinic inclusive of depot and physical health

Other

• Motivated to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
• Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
• Able to work within the accountability framework Personal Integrity

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.