Community Mental Health Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Regular clinical supervision

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a qualified mental health nurse to manage a complex caseload within a community mental health team. The role involves delivering nursing interventions under agreed care plans, working with the multidisciplinary team to review progress with service users and carers, and travelling across a large geographical area.

essential to hold an NMC-registered mental health nursing qualification, with post-qualification training for complex mental health needs.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse on the NMC Register.
• Post-qualification training relevant to complex mental health needs.
• Experience with people with complex mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload under Band 6 supervision, including specialist assessment, care planning with service users and carers, and evaluation of treatment plans.
• Assess individual care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions in line with the agreed plan of care and pathway guidance.
• Complete and contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans, including promoting positive risk taking.
• Use agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions as part of care planning and evaluation.
• Administer medication in line with Trust procedures and NMC guidance.
• Maintain effective reporting by observing and reporting patient conditions verbally and in writing.
• Take part in setting quality standards, including auditing, monitoring and reviewing practice against clinical guidance and policy.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to help people meet agreed goals.
• Support formal and informal training of pre- and post-registration students, staff, carers and service users.
• Travel independently across a large geographical area.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Education

NMC registered mental health nurse

Post-qualification training in complex mental health needs

Job description

The Central Shropshire Community Mental Health Team, within an adult community mental health service, is recruiting a nurse to manage an identified caseload with regular clinical supervision. The post centres on delivering nursing interventions under agreed care plans, working alongside the multidisciplinary team to review progress with service users and carers. It involves independent travel across a large geographical area, so suitable transport is needed. Visa sponsorship is not available, and applications may be withdrawn if sponsorship is required.

What the job involves

• Manage a complex caseload under Band 6 supervision, including specialist assessment, care planning with service users and carers, and evaluation of treatment plans
• Assess individual care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Deliver pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions in line with the agreed plan of care and pathway guidance
• Complete and contribute to risk assessments and risk management plans, including promoting positive risk taking
• Use agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions as part of care planning and evaluation
• Administer medication in line with Trust procedures and NMC guidance
• Maintain effective reporting by observing and reporting patient conditions verbally and in writing
• Take part in setting quality standards, including auditing, monitoring and reviewing practice against clinical guidance and policy
• Work with the multidisciplinary team to help people meet agreed goals
• Support formal and informal training of pre- and post-registration students, staff, carers and service users
• Travel independently across a large geographical area

Qualifications

• Recorded or registered qualification in mental health nursing
• Post-qualification training evidenced by formal courses, relevant to complex mental health needs linked to emotional instability

Registration & licences

• Active on the NMC Register

Experience

• Experience of working with people experiencing mental health related difficulties
• Experience of working with people who find it difficult to engage with services and have complex mental health needs

Other

• Suitable transport for independent travel

Nice to have

• Experience of working in a community setting and making decisions autonomously
• Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
• Qualification in psychological interventions such as DBT, SCM, CBT, EMDR or MBT, relevant to people with complex mental health needs

What's offered

• Ongoing training and support
• Career development opportunities
• Regular and robust clinical supervision