Community Mental Health Practitioner | Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Dorset Healthcare; Upwey; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Upwey seeks a mental health nurse to manage a caseload within the community. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing interventions, and supporting a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should have experience in mental health nursing and be able to work collaboratively. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient care during an exciting time of transformation in the service.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Ability to manage a patient caseload effectively.
• Registered Nurse qualification (if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Undertake bio-psychosocial assessments and provide interventions.
• Cover the duty rota as required.
• Support the nursing team with clinical tasks.

Skills

Bio-psychosocial assessments

Evidence-based interventions

Patient care

Job description

Overview

To work as part of the Bridport Community Mental Health Team. To be responsible and professionally accountable for a patient caseload within the community. The postholder will be working with people with a serious mental illness, providing high quality nursing care and treatment alongside the multi-disciplinary team.

About the Team

Bridport Community Mental Health Team is a well established multidisciplinary team made up of highly skilled mental health professionals. The team have a compassionate and proactive approach to patient care. The CMHT has strong links with the local community and are at the forefront of an increased number of joint working initiatives with primary care and the voluntary sector. This is an exciting time for Community Mental Health Teams across Dorset Healthcare due to the implementation of the transformation plan.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for a caseload in the community, undertaking bio-psychosocial assessments, and providing evidence-based interventions with patients.
• Cover the duty rota as required.
• If the postholder is a registered nurse, be rota'd on to the Depot clinic and support the nursing team with taking bloods and be part of managing the Clozaril Clinic.

Additional Information

• Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.