Community Mental Health Nurse

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

Job summary

A community-focused health organization in Plymouth is seeking a passionate registered mental health nurse to join the Specialist Outreach Recovery Team. The role involves managing a caseload, providing care and recovery support to individuals in a community setting, and contributing to professional staff development. Applicants should have relevant qualifications and community mental health experience. This position offers flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Training pathways

Leadership programs

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with clinical experience in a community or mental health setting.
• Minimum 12 months experience in community mental health.
• Experience in care coordination and providing supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseload and provide support to individuals with complex mental health issues.
• Responsible for assessments and implementation of care plans.
• Participate in training and development of staff and students.

Skills

Community mental health experience

Patient care management

Teaching and supervision

Recovery-oriented approaches

Education

RMN/Dip HE - NMC Registration

Management/coaching qualification

Job description

LWSW, one of the mostexciting organisations in Health & Social Care, is seeking an enthusiasticnurse to join our friendly, dedicated, hard working multi-disciplinarySpecialist Outreach Recovery Team.

We are seeking aregistered mental health nurse who possesses recent clinical experience in acommunity or relevant mental health inpatient setting.

SORT work within thepersonalised care framework with the move towards goal based, individualisedcare and interventions.

This includes a namedkey worker for all service users with a clearer multidisciplinary team approachto both assess and meet the needs of service users, to reduce the reliance onservices and to increase resilience in systems of care, promote recovery andallowing all staff to make the best use of their skills and qualifications, anddrawing on new roles.

We are at the cuttingedge of integrated service delivery and design. We will ensure seamless,responsive care and support is provided to the individual at the right time, inthe right place, by the right professional, ensuring that adult social care statutoryresponsibilities defined by the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Health Act arefully implemented.

Our best asset is ourworkforce and we welcome the involvement of all staff in helping to shape thefuture of the organisation. We want the right staff and are looking for highlymotivated, experienced and qualified professionals to join our supportive andfriendly teams

Main duties of the job

Responsible to the Manager of the Specialist outreach recovery team forthe assessment of needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of carefor patients from a specified group of patients. The practitioner isresponsible for providing meaningful intervention-basedcare anddelivery of high-quality, safe and meaningful care which helps people torecover and stay well, with documentation and processes that are proportionateand enable the delivery of high-quality care to adefined group of people with a complex mental health problems in a communitysetting.

To provide caseload management and support to adefined caseload, and also to provide teaching and supervision to students andothers undertaking educational programmes.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Job responsibilities

Provision ofcase load supervision for Band 5 mental health practitioners and linemanagement.

Contributeto professional development, appraisal, performance review and recruitment.

Responsiblefor the management of SORT caseloads. Carry out reviews of caseloads andsupport the process of recovery.

Promotepositive risk to allow clients independence and autonomy of choice.

Promoterecovery

Liaise withother community resources and facilitate use of mainstream resources.

Maintain acaseload of clients with a significant degree of mental health complexity whoare difficult to engage in services.

Participatein the shift lead and provide appropriate supervision.

Practicewithin the legal and ethical framework set out by mental health relatedlegislation to ensure that service users interests and well-being are at thefore.

Liaise,advise, develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers,relatives and fellow health, social care professionals who are involved in thedelivery of services.

Participatein all activities aimed at keeping professional skills updated and contributeto dissemination of that knowledge and experience to all staff and studentswithin your area of responsibility.

Act uponreferrals from secondary care, by providing assessment, implementation anddevelopment of programmes of care to individuals, groups and families.

Implementand participate in the formulation of all policy and procedures within the areaof responsibility in consultation with relevant others.

Plan, withteaching establishments, a realistic learning experience for students and forpostgraduate students and be responsible for the quality of the programme.

Participatein and support training programmes designed for all staff groups.

Monitorstandards of practice within the team, ensuring areas of deficit are addressedthrough audit.

Co-ordinatethe collation of evidence within the team in support of standards for betterhealth improving quality.

Independentlyassess, implement and develop programmes of care.

Prioritiseand re-assign team workload and develop caseload management system.

Supervisionand support.

Assist theTeam Manager in the Investigation of complaints made regarding the service.

Identifystaff training needs.

Makejudgements in regard to the quality of the service.

Activelysupport the team through change in organization and service delivery

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN/Dip HE - NMC Registration
• Post Graduate Specialist Knowledge and or experience in Community Mental Health setting
• Recovery
• CBT
• Solution Focus Therapy
• Management/coaching qualification.
• Experience at a senior level which includes managerial experience, staff supervision and operational issues

Experience

• Minimum 12-months experience in community mental health setting. or clear evidence of how candidate is able to fulfill the functions of a community mental health nurse, and relevant experience of working with adults with a history of severe and enduring mental illness
• Care co-ordination/ key worker experience

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working