Community Mental Health Nurse

Merseycare; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health services seeks a dedicated individual to join their dynamic Halton Recovery Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide high-quality, recovery-focused mental health interventions, ensuring that service users receive personalized care tailored to their needs. With a commitment to professional development and regular clinical supervision, this position is perfect for someone eager to grow as a practitioner. Join a team that values diversity and strives to create an inclusive environment, making a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable clients in the community.

Qualifications

• Degree required with evidence of post registration study.
• Experience working with mental health problems and in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, recovery-focused mental health interventions.
• Coordinate care and develop risk management plans for service users.

Skills

Effective Communication

Listening Skills

Negotiation Skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree

Post Registration Study

Approved Training in CYPMHS

Job description

Main area: Community Nursing - Mental Health Services

Grade Band: 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 350-MHC6856502

Site: Brooker Centre

Town: Runcorn

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 20/01/2025

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.

Job Overview

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our fast-paced, dynamic Halton Recovery Team! We are working towards delivering a thoroughly modern mental health service that offers excellent standards of care and meaningful person-centred interventions.

This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided.

Main Duties of the Job

You will be expected to deliver high-quality, recovery-focused mental health interventions to the population of Halton. This may range from a brief therapeutic intervention with some key worker responsibilities to a complex package of care to meet the needs of a vulnerable client.

Working for Our Organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Clinical:

To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the Community Mental Health Framework and under the supervision of the line manager.

To ensure that the service user's care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual and that we are delivering care as identified in the care plan.

To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.

To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team.

To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.

To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence and research findings.

To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service user’s care.

To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.

To provide and coordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.

To ensure that all relevant information regarding a service user's care and treatment is documented accurately and legibly into the health record.

To actively participate in service user reviews ensuring that service user needs are met.

Professional:

To be responsible for maintaining own professional registration requirements.

To develop effective working relationships with other professionals outside of the Trust in order to enhance the delivery of care to service users.

Organisational:

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and any others that may be affected by your acts and omissions at work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree
• Evidence of post registration study
• Approved training in CYPMHS

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
• Effective Care Coordination
• Care Planning and evaluation
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively
• Possess good listening and negotiation skills
• Ability to work as a member of a team

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As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.