Community Mental Health Nurse

Pennine Care NHS FT; Stockport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service provider in Stockport is seeking motivated Band 6 nurses to join their dynamic team. The role involves providing interventions to service users and working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment. Candidates should possess registration with the NMC, and experience in community mental health and rehabilitation services is highly desirable. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in supporting individuals with mental health needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health work.
• Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Drivers license and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Provide interventions to service users within the CMHT.
• Contribute to case formulation and treatment plans.
• Participate in education programmes for nursing students.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work effectively as part of a MDT

Effective time management

Ability to value diversity

Education

Registration with NMC

Post graduate diploma level qualification

Job description

Do you want to join a fast-paced team where no two days are the same. Stockport older people's community mental health team are looking for motivated band 6 nurses. The team work off a shared caseload, this has been a very successful change within the team, improving risk management and reported to be less stressful than the previous CMHT model. Stockport older people's CMHT work with the single point of entry team. The SPOE team complete the urgent referrals and CMHT complete the Crisis intervention. The team are dynamic, passionate and problem solving is key.

We work closely with the wards to facilitate discharge. We have regular case formulation sessions and often provide bitesize training opportunities. We have groups for service users and a monthly carers group.

The team is made up of Band 4, 5 and 6 Nurses, band 3 Support Workers, Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Psychology and we also work very closely with the medics.

The team work 9-5 and is a 7 day service, weekends are rotated fairly. Everyday a different team member is allocated to be the duty/gatekeeper worker.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will ensure the highest standard of nursing care provided in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The practitioner will provide interventions to service users within the CMHT and will work with the multidisciplinary team to offer a team approach to supporting service users in the community or for those on the discharge pathway from inpatient settings.

To contribute to case formulation and treatment plans.

To contribute to service development in collaboration with the wider team.

To participate in the education programmes of nursing students and other disciplines.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Job responsibilities

• Registration with HCPC / NMC
• Experience in community mental health work
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to the practitioner role resulting from legislative or service changes, as appropriate.
• Experience of supervision
• Experience of some crisis work/interventions
• Knowledge of CPA policy
• Experience in working with people with moderate to severe mental health needs
• Extensive knowledge / experience in social inclusion and recovery model of care
• Knowledge of mental health legislation
• Experience of MDT working
• Ability to care coordinate and be responsible for a caseload
• Ability to work effectively as part of a MDT
• Ability to supervise junior staff / students
• Effective time management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Recording relevant documentation to a professional standard
• Ability to communicate informally and develop supportive relationships with clients, carers and other professionals
• Utilise the supervision process
• Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
• Ability to provide professional expertise in the care of mental health service users
• Ability to provide appropriate education and training to peers and assistant as appropriate
• Flexible and adaptable
• Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trusts Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification to give you the best chance of being shortlisted.

Person Specification

• Registration with NMC
• Evidence of qualification and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Experience of working in rehabilitation services
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illness
• Experience of working with people with behaviours that challenge and/or substance misuse problems
• Experience of providing support to vulnerable / socially excluded individuals/ groups.
• Experience working in an MDT
• Experience of providing supervision
• Extensive knowledge the recovery model and strength based principles
• Knowledge of mental health and social care national policy and legislation
• Knowledge of least restrictive practice
• Ability to case manage a caseload of service users using rehabilitation principles
• Drivers license and access to a car
• Working in low secure or forensic services
• Working in drug and alcohol services

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.