Community Psychiatric Nurse

Dorset HealthCare; Bridport; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare is seeking a trained Mental Health Nurse for the Bridport Locality. The role focuses on older adults with severe mental illness or organic mental health conditions, with a supportive, recovery-oriented team and regular caseload supervision.

The post involves caseload management across community and home settings, whilst ensuring high-quality, accessible care for patients and families within the local service. A valid driving licence and car are required for home visits.

Qualifications

• Trained Mental Health Nurse with an interest in older person’s mental health.
• Recent experience in a mental health environment.
• Awareness of the Mental Health Act and duty of candour.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with functional and organic disorders.
• Provide a comprehensive, accessible, responsive mental health service to patients and families.
• Engage in effective multi-disciplinary teamwork and liaise with community and other services.
• Deliver care planning and clinical governance through regular audits and supervision.

Skills

Trained mental health nurse

Older people mental health

Job description

Are you a trained Mental Health Nurse, with a special interest in older person's mental health.

The Bridport CMHT-OP is looking for the right person to join this well-established, supportive team.

We offer regular caseload supervision and team reflective practice. We provide recovery focused treatment plans for those people who are 65 and over with severe mental illness or who have organic mental ill health.

You will manage a caseload of patients with a mixture of functional and organic disorders and provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to patients and their families.

This role is a 30 hour a week position working, within the service hours of Monday to Friday 9 to 5 covering the Bridport Locality, based at Bridport Community Hospital and the candidate will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car to travel to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community or inpatient settings.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Please ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful., You will have recent experience of working in a mental health environment and be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with service users and have an awareness of the Mental Health Act.

As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you will contribute to effective multi-disciplinary working within the community mental health service and build up effective liaison with community, primary, and other secondary and tertiary services/agencies within the locality to provide holistic care based on the individual's need and service development.

You will communicate effectively in verbal and written form in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in difficult situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution and professional Duty of Candour.

You will evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit.

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 almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. 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.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.