Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; Chichester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Community Nurse to join their Dementia and older person's mental health team. This role requires working with individuals in the community, developing care plans, and providing essential nursing support. The position is for 22.5 hours per week over three shifts, aimed at promoting the safety and well-being of service users. Ideal candidates must be registered nurses with significant experience in the relevant care group.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration, mental health/LD/Adult.
• Significant post-qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with service users to develop their care plans.
• Conduct assessments of individuals with complex health presentations.
• Provide specialist nursing advice and support.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Complex health assessments

Supervision of staff

Education

Current nursing registration

Completion of Mentorship Course

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term post working within the Dementia and older persons mental health team supporting older persons with Dementia and Mental Health out in the community.

The 22.5 hours will be made up working three shifts a week 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

This post will sit within our multidisciplinary community team and the successful applicant will work within a supported team to deliver interventions to those people who have more complex needs. We aim to help people to remain safe and well at home and able to maintain the relationships that are important to them.

The ability to travel across sites is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures.

About us

Our vision is to deliver excellent mental health services which improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values:

People first: People are at the heart of everything we do

Future Focused: We are optimistic, we learn and we always try to improve

Embracing change: We are bold, innovative and disciplined about making use of our resources to continuously improve

Working together: We provide services in partnership with patients, families and others

Everyone counts: We value, appreciate and respect each other

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a shared caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan.To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required.To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy.To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate.To act within the NMC code of conduct at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

- Knowledge/Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.