Community Mental Health Nurse

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Tees Valley is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to join their dedicated Community Interface Team in Hartlepool. The ideal candidate will support adults with mental health needs, conducting assessments and liaising with various agencies to promote recovery. The role offers excellent training opportunities, flexible working options, and a supportive environment within a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

Weekly CPD sessions

Access to career development opportunities

Free on-site parking

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively with statutory and third sector agencies.
• Willingness to develop into a community role.
• Experience with adult mental health needs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support adults living with mental health needs.
• Conduct initial assessments and short-term interventions.
• Liaise with partner agencies for patient support.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Community Interface Team based in Hartlepool. The role involves supporting adults living with mental health needs, the service offers initial assessment and short-term interventions within the community setting with the primary aim of promoting both recovery and living well, liaison with partner agencies to signpost and utilise other resources to support the patient's individual needs. Within Hartlepool Community Interface Team we have mixed roles, from Triage, Tel and Face to Face Assessments, One to One ungoverned interventions and delivering groups, but also working alongside our patients with enduring mental health problems and long term medication.

What We're Looking For

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

Our Commitment to Staff

We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.

What We Do Well

• Good supervision structure
• Engagement and visibility of managers
• Level of autonomy/decision making
• Training & development opportunities
• Open to new ideas/projects/Quality Improvement support
• Wellbeing support for staff
• Communication between partners

Valuing our staff Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

Benefits

• Weekly CPD sessions
• Access to trust wide career development opportunities
• Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
• Free on-site parking
• Long service awardNHS pension scheme
• 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
• Flexible working opportunities
• NHS car lease scheme
• Full Occupational health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy
• Mindfulness Sessions
• Access to Coaching and mentors