Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 5-6 Development

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Baldock; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Registered Mental Health Nurse to care for children and young people with complex mental health needs in a therapeutic residential environment. The role emphasizes working with adolescents who have a history of self-harm and suicidal ideation.

Based in North Herts, the service collaborates with social care within an integrated care model and offers a supportive preceptorship for newly qualified nurses, fostering

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health nurse with a focus on children and young people.
• Experience caring for adolescents with mental health difficulties, including self-harm risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate mental health nursing care for children and young people in a therapeutic residential setting.
• Work within an integrated care model alongside social care to support patients and families.

Skills

Qualified mental health nurse

Experience with children and young g

Education

Nursing qualification (RMN)

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic qualified mental health nurse who is passionate about the care of children and young people and has worked with young people who have a history self-harm and suicidal ideation.

We are based in North Herts and work alongside social care in a newly developed integrated care model.

We are in an exciting position to be able to advertise for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our award winning service at Cherry Tree Cottage. We are a innovative health and social care collaborative providing holistic care to adolescents with complex mental health needs in a therapeutic residential environment. We are keen to recruit a mental health nurse with experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties in either a community or inpatient setting.

Newly qualified mental health nurses are supported with a 6-12 month preceptorship programme.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout