Community Mental Health Nurse

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse to support older adults in Hastings & Rother as part of a community service. The role involves managing complex cases, conducting assessments, and providing essential support. Candidates should have significant experience in mental health care and be committed to professional development. The position offers an incentive for new hires and emphasizes collaboration with service users and families.

Benefits

£2,000 Golden Hello

Relocation Incentive

Qualifications

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems.
• Experience of supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessments of service users with complex needs.
• Manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
• Develop professional networks and keep up to date with local resources.

Skills

Registered Nurse with current registration

Mentorship Course completion

Continuous professional development

Job description

As part of the SOAMHS team you will be support the older adults in Hastings & Rother to remain as independent as possible and remain in the community.

You will be supported by colleagues and management in your role.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive assessments of service users with identified, complex needs.

To manage a caseload of our service users with complex mental health needs, and undertake case management/lead professional role as needed.

Offer psychoeducational, coping skills and support through a period of stabilisation as needed

This is a community based service, providing a support to SOAMHS service users across Hastings & Rother.

To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of our service user group, their families and carers and other agencies involved in their care

To have experience of and specialist knowledge of interventions for older people who can have some additional needs, and to be able to lead on clinical initiatives with an emphasis on continual improvement.

To receive management supervision and continued professional develop.

About us

Support the Trust's visions and values and in particular the promotion of a positive approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and respect; to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply by adhering to the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy.

Job responsibilities

To monitor, risk progress and where necessary compliance including the service users views to their care and treatment and when appropriate to work in partnership with the service users family and carers.

Develop professional networks and keep up to date with locate resources.

Establish robust communication networks with clients' carers and other health workers and agencies.

Promote awareness of the professional role within the team and across the service.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

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.