Community Mental Health Nurse

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an experienced adult mental health nurse to join its Comprehensive Emotional Care Mental Health Team. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing assessments and interventions, triaging referrals, and developing treatment plans. Strong organisational skills and post-registration experience as an RMN are essential. Join a passionate team dedicated to enhancing the quality of mental health services in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Valued and respected workplace

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• Post registration experience as an RMN, including inpatient and community settings.
• Ability to provide high quality nursing expertise and support to patients.

Responsibilities

• Triage of incoming referrals to establish urgency/risk.
• Holistic mental health assessment.
• Development of treatment plans and signposting to relevant organisations.

Skills

Triage skills

Holistic assessment

Mental health interventions

Organisational skills

Mentorship

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Job description

The Primary care routine pathway within the Comprehensive Emotional Care Mental Health Team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced adult mental health nurse to join our team. Do you have a passion for working within adult mental health? Then come and join the team and meet likeminded people. This role will involve offering triage, assessments, reviews and interventions for patients referred to the team, in accessible locations across North Lincolnshire. Networking between Primary Care and Secondary Care Services is a central part of the role to ensure the patients journey between services is seamless and care and treatment is provided in a timely manner. The role will also involve working with the wider team to triage and offer routine mental health assessments to adults experiencing mental health problems within Primary Care. Main duties of the job: As a member of the Team the post holder will provide high quality nursing assessment and interventions within the primary care routine Pathway. The post holder will be an enthusiastic, highly organised and motivated mental health professional who can provide high quality nursing expertise and support to patients. It is essential that the applicant can demonstrate post registration experience as an RMN, which may include inpatient and community settings. The following tasks and duties will also form part of the role, however this list is not exhaustive:

Responsibilities

• Triage of incoming referrals to establish urgency / risk.
• Holistic mental health assessment.
• Development of appropriate treatment plans / signposting to relevant third sector organisations.
• Recruitment, supervision, and deployment of staff.
• Advice, training and induction and mentorship of learners.
• Audit, research and service monitoring.
• Ordering, storage, monitoring and administration of medication.
• Liaison within the multi-disciplinary care team, including carers, voluntary agencies etc.

About the Employer

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected. We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services. We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/ To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/ We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more