Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Jobs; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Nottinghamshire is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to lead community-based care, manage caseloads and develop treatment plans for service users.

The role involves undertaking comprehensive assessments, providing one-to-one interventions, and working within urgent care networks with multidisciplinary teams. A full UK driving licence and vehicle are required, and DBS checks are part of the process.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use.
• DBS check is required and costs are deducted from salary; standard £20 or enhanced £41; Update Service encouraged.
• Equality Act 2010 enables reasonable adjustments for disabled individuals.

Responsibilities

• Caseload management for patients living in the community and acting as care coordinator.
• Screening of referrals, initial assessments and one-to-one interventions.
• Undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments and devise treatment plans.
• Apply specialist skills to maintain professional competence as a nurse practitioner.
• Establish and maintain communication networks with clients, carers, and other health care workers in urgent care and the community.
• Use interpersonal skills to diffuse emotive situations during assessments and pathway planning.
• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use are required; adjustments will be made for disability.
• DBS costs are deducted from salary; DBS Update Service is encouraged; DBS cost details (£20 standard, £41 enhanced).

Skills

Caseload management

Care coordination

Initial assessments

Risk assessments

Pathway planning

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Job description

Day to Day Duties: Caseload management for patients living in the community, and acting as care coordinator. Screening of referrals, provision of initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users. To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users. To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner. To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust