Community Mental Health Nurse

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Scunthorpe is seeking an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse for a Band 6 position. This role involves providing high-quality nursing and community mental health care for individuals with complex needs. Candidates should have post registration experience and be skilled at working collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams. A commitment to enhancing patient recovery and inclusion is essential. Competitive benefits and a focus on career development are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate post registration experience as an RMN, including inpatient and community settings.
• Ability to provide high quality nursing care, assessment, and treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide a patient-focused clinical service over a 7 day week.
• Deliver skilled nursing care, including assessment and care planning.
• Administer medicines in accordance with Trust Policy and legal requirements.

Skills

Post registration experience as an RMN

Ability to work with partner agencies

Strong organizational skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

We have set up a new community rehabilitation team to support people with serious mental illness and complex needs. The community mental health rehabilitation team will offer a 7 day service for people living in North Lincolnshire. The service will enable people to receive an intensive community rehabilitation service closer to home in their own community.

The community rehabilitation service will consist of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency workforce, working collaboratively between Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) and North Lincolnshire Council to share skills and specialisms to support individuals and improve their quality of life.

Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our team as a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse. The right candidate will be enthusiastic and a highly organised mental health professional who is able to provide high quality nursing care, assessment and treatment. The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive Community Mental Health Nursing Service across a whole range of clients experiencing mental ill health who are engaging in the community rehabilitation pathway. The service will be delivered in collaboration with representatives from other agencies and therefore the ability to work independently and with partner agencies is essential.

It is essential that applicants can demonstrate post registration experience as an RMN, which may include inpatient and community settings.

Responsibilities

• To provide a clinical service that is patient focused, accessible and responsive over a 7 day week
• To provide and deliver highly skilled nursing care, including assessment, care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management and promote recovery and inclusion
• To ensure that medicines are administered in accordance with the Trust Policy and legal requirements
• To undertake clinical procedures, training and supervising junior staff in these procedures, for the care and welfare of patients
• To maintain a high standard of professionalism and to establish a good and effective working practice, in accordance with NMC professional practice guidelines
• Contribute to the prevention and control of infection through standard infection control practices and compliance with the Trust infection control policies to ensure the highest quality of care to patients
• To respect the views of patients, carers, families and significant others and work collaboratively with them when planning care and assisting them to meet their needs

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.

About

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 https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alyx Coggan Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 03000 216300