Community Mental Health Nurse

Herefordshire And Worcestershire Health And Care Nhs Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Flexible working

Maternity/Paternity support

Staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join a team serving Worcestershire, focusing on people over 65 with dementia or complex mental health needs. The role involves triage, initial assessments in the community, and coordinating with community mental health services.

You will work 37.5 hours Mon-Fri (9:00–17:00) with flexible arrangements including part-time options from 22.5 hours per week, 1-1 supervision, and support within a

Qualifications

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
• Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment
• UK Registration to practise as Nurse (NMC)

Responsibilities

• Undertaking urgent assessments of mental health in the community with risk assessment
• Triaging paper referrals and telephone triage for appropriate ongoing support
• Accessing Care Notes, ICE and Adult Social Care records; recording on Care Notes
• Professional telephone conversations with partner agencies, patients, relatives, carers
• Arranging admissions to hospital where needed and liaising with AMHP services
• Liaison with Community Area Consultant Psychiatrists and Hospital at Home Team
• Attending professional meetings
• No prolonged patient case holding

Skills

Risk assessment

Community mental health

Team working

English communication

CPD

Autonomy

Education

RMN (Degree/Diploma)

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary Worcestershire is a diverse county, boasting great transport networks to Birmingham and the rest of the UK, picturesque countryside and a rich history. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust is an innovative and creative place to work. Care and support of patients, their families and staff are at the heart of the organisation's values. We have an opportunity for a full time band 6 mental health nurse. The Team works predominately with people aged over 65 who have dementia or complex mental health problems; the team covers all of Worcestershire. The post involves working as a cohesive team to manage and triage the incoming referrals to the service, either signposting to other agencies or if appropriate assigning them to a community mental health team for assessment and treatment. The post also involves visiting patients that you have identified as requiring urgent input to complete an initial assessment and arrange appropriate follow up. You will need to have experience with the patient group and community work, with a sound knowledge of risk assessment; you will be offered 1-1 supervision and ongoing support. You will enjoy working in a close-knit team and supportive team. The 37.5 hours are to be worked Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, although the team is flexible and supports work-life balance. For the right candidate we can offer part time hours at a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking urgent assessments of mental health in various settings in the community to include risk assessment
• Triaging paper referrals to include telephone triage to determine the most appropriate service for ongoing mental health support
• Accessing various data bases to seek information to include Care Notes, ICE and Adult Social Care records. Recording on our Care Notes data base
• Professional telephone conversations with partner agencies, patients, relatives, carers
• Arranging admissions to hospital where any assessment you have undertaken requires this, this can include liaison with the Approved Mental Health Professional Service for anyone requiring admission under the Mental Health Act.
• Liaison with the Community Area Consultant Psychiatrists as required
• Liaison and referral, to include joint visits where indicated, with our Hospital at Home Team
• Attending professional’s meetings
• The role does not involve holding patient cases for any prolonged intervention.

About us At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites. We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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Job responsibilities For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
• Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work

Qualifications Essential

• RMN (Degree/Diploma and working towards degree)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Specialist knowledge and application of interventions relevant to patient group
• Knowledge / experience of audit procedures
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• Knowledge of Person Centre Care
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Knowledge and application of standardised assessments
• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal written formats
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Supervisory / appraisal skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own Performance
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to use a variety of IT systems and database

Addittional Criteria Essential

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

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.

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).