Community Mental Health Nurse6

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community mental health service provider is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to work within a multidisciplinary hub. You will be responsible for managing a community caseload, ensuring high standards of care. The role requires assessment skills and understanding of mental health conditions. A commitment to service user focus and teamwork is essential. Opportunities for involvement in Quality Improvement projects are also offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualifications essential.
• Post qualification experience required.
• Good understanding of mental health treatment options.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for an identified community caseload.
• Promote a service user focused service.
• Liaise with general practice and primary care colleagues.

Skills

Assessment skills

Good understanding of mental health conditions

Health promotion and prevention

Education

Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse) with the UK NMC

Tools

Medication management

Job description

Job overview

You will be part of The Luton Community Mental Health Services. Our team is part of the Mental Health Transformation services where the blended team (voluntary service colleagues) are fully embedded within the team.

Main duties of the job

You will work as an autonomous practitioner within a dedicated Multidisciplinary Hub. If you are committed, relish new challenges and strives for excellence, this post is for you.

You will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the Operational Policy.

This will involve the assessment, care planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the clients. The role includes being part of a duty rota, screening referrals and participating in Quality Improvement (QI) projects within the Team.

You will also take part in the Transformation Agenda in line with The NHS Long Term Plan, which describes:

New community-based offer which will include access to psychological therapies, improved physical health care, employment support, personalised and trauma-informed care, medicines management and support for self-harm and co-existing substance use and proactive work to address racial disparities.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for an identified community caseload, ensuring high standard of professional conduct to comply with best practice and professional accountabilities.
• Ensuring that Covid-19 pandemic process is followed both staff and service users
• To promote a service user focused service
• Participate in audits and survey relevant to the team
• To participate in development of new policies and procedures as required
• Ensure that clients receive a culturally competent service
• To co-ordinate the day-to-day activity and manage the workload of the Team
• To ensure the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983) and subsequent amendments are adhered to
• To establish and maintain good relationships with service users, carers and voluntary sector colleagues
• To provide best evidence practice to service users which complies with legislation, policies and procedures and relevant quality, governance and local and national guidelines.
• Liaise with General Practice and Primary Care colleagues to promote partnership working
• Ensuring that the local demographics are taken into consideration for service provision and improvement

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse) with the UK NMC

Desirable criteria

• qualifying experience in a community mental health team

Training/Experience

Essential criteria

• post qualification Experiance
• MSPP qualification or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a community mental health team
• Evidence of further training

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Assessment skills

Desirable criteria

• Good understanding of mental health conditions and treatment options in line with NICE guidance
• Physical health assessment and monitoring
• Administering of depot medication
• Medication Management
• Symptom management
• Risk assessment
• relapse prevention
• health promotion and prevention/education
• establishing good relationships with good communication skills with SU’s/carers/MDT/partner organisations
• chairing meetings
• presenting cases
• managing clinic inclusive of depot and physical health
• psycho-social intervention skills

Other

Essential criteria

• Motivated to providing the highest standards of care in a changing service
• Awareness of equal opportunities in the workplace
• Able to work within the accountability framework Personal Integrity