Community Mental Health NurseNHS AfC: Band 6

TN United Kingdom; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse within a dedicated multidisciplinary hub in Luton. This role is ideal for a committed professional looking to make a positive difference in people's lives through assessment, care planning, and implementation of care. The position involves working closely with clients, managing a caseload, and contributing to innovative projects aimed at improving mental health services. Join a forward-thinking organization that values inclusivity and respect, and be a part of a transformative agenda in mental health care. If you are ready to embrace challenges and strive for excellence, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with mental health or learning disability qualification.
• Experience in acute settings and managing challenging behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary hub.
• Manage a caseload and participate in Quality Improvement projects.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Assessment and care planning

De-escalation techniques

Emotional intelligence

Culturally sensitive practice

Education

Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse)

Job description

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Community Mental Health Nurse NHS AfC: Band 6, Luton

Client:

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Luton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Luton Community Mental Health Hub-South based in Charter House, Luton for Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse.

Roles: Community Mental Health Nurse - Luton

Date: 08/07/2024

Address: Charter house, Alma Street, Luton LU1 2PJ

Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm* (Registration is required to be interviewed on the day)

*Registration for interviews is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Failure to register during this time will make you unable to partake in same day interview held from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

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 strive 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, personalized 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

Local areas will be supported to redesign and reorganize core community mental health teams to move towards a new place-based, multidisciplinary service across health and social care aligned with primary care networks.

Please see the JD and PS attached to the vacancy for more information.

Person specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

• Registered Nurse (Mental/ Learning Disability Nurse)

Experience

• Working with people with mental health problems/learning disabilities within acute/ forensic setting
• Managing challenging and aggressive behavior.
• Working within a multidisciplinary team environment
• Experience of working in a multicultural environment and knowledge of methods to develop culturally sensitive practice
• Experience of setting therapeutic boundaries with patients who exhibit challenging and high-risk behaviors, requiring advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation
• Experience of working with people who have personality disorders
• Experience of using creative and sophisticated interventions with patients in distress who use self-harm as a means of communication
• Experience of racial awareness/diversity training and the ability to operationalize this.

Ability and Skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the needs of patients within a learning disabilities service
• Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care appropriate to the needs of patients with learning disabilities using evidence-based approaches.
• Understanding of de-escalation in the context of acute or forensic nursing
• Able to work systematically and objectively in an environment with patients who can present high-risk behaviors
• Able to manage time so that deadlines are met
• Ability to recognize stress
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Able to utilize a range of therapeutic interventions and frameworks to improve practice and service delivery
• Able to communicate with patients who are distressed, angry, and have difficulty in communicating this.
• Able to work sensitively and compassionately with patients
• Emotional Intelligence: To understand the antecedents or factors that may have contributed to the patients' current presentation
• Emotional Intelligence: To understand how your own experiences or approach may impact others
• Emotional Intelligence: To demonstrate emotional intelligence and the ability to learn from situations or experiences in yours and others' lives
• Emotional Intelligence: To have the ability to understand your own and others' feelings
• To be able to empathize with a genuine awareness of why patients present or behave in a certain way

Knowledge

• Care Programme Approach
• NMC Code of Conduct
• Current Developments in nursing Clinical supervision
• Single Assessment Process
• Essence of Care
• Care of Mentally Disordered Offenders
• Knowledge of risk assessment, ability to operationalize and teach others
• Knowledge of current learning theories, emotional intelligence framework, transactional analysis, and reflective practice.
• Current professional developments in learning disabilities care.
• A clear understanding of user involvement initiatives within secure settings