Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Community Psychiatric Nurse. This role involves coordinating care for patients in a community mental health setting, requiring excellent communication and organizational skills. Applicants should be registered nurses with a commitment to recovery-oriented practices. Join a dynamic team focused on delivering outstanding mental health services in rural Dorset.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience at Band 5 in a community setting.
• Ability to assess and manage risk within the context of a CMHT.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive mental health service to adults and their families.
• Act as a Care Coordinator for a caseload of patients.
• Undertake assessments and support service users within the community.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Education

Registered Mental Nurse

Current registration with the NMC

ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification

Job description

Go back Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 23 June 2025

Are you are looking for a challenging, varied and rewarding job? This could be the post for you, and we would welcome you to come and meet us and apply.

We are looking for someone who is reliable, committed, dynamic, and a motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work.

The role responsibilities will include being a dedicated Care Coordinator for a caseload of patients whom you will provide a variety of treatment options for, being a rostered Duty Worker receiving, screening and processing referrals, undertaking regular assessments and providing telephone support to service users within the service.

Having experience of working in a community mental health environment would be useful, but not essential, you will need to be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery within your work with service users.

The team is based in Dorchester and covers parts of rural Dorset and the post holder will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary team, this team is made up of a Psychiatrist, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Nurses, Social Workers and Support Time Recovery Workers with further support of Admin and Psychologists.

To provide a comprehensive accessible and responsive mentalhealth service to Adults and their families within a definedlocality.

To support the team and locality leader in implementation of theDHUFT Mental Health Strategy.

To continually develop clinical, team and service evaluation anddelivery of service.

To contribute to effective multi-disciplinary working within the Community Mental Health Service and to build up effective liaison with community, primary, other secondary and tertiary services and agencies within the locality to provide holistic carepackage based on individual's need and service development.

Provision of informal and formal clinical and managerial supervision to other members of staff, qualified and unqualified health care support workers and students.

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.

About us

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. 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 be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do [e-mail]

Person Specification

Knowledge, Skills and Training

• Registered Mental Nurse
• Current registration with the NMC
• Further evidence of continuous professional development and training
• ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
• Brief therapy/ CBT/ DBT

Job Specific Experience

• Demonstrable experience at Band 5 in a community setting
• Experience of receiving clinical supervision
• Able to assess and manage risk within the context of a CMHT
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Excellent team working and communication
• Knowledge and experience of modern mental health services; social inclusion, recovery, service user involvement, carer support

Person Specific

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent team working and communication
• Holding a Full valid driving Licence

Additional Requirements

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
• Either the ability to use IT systems to undertake Care Co-Ordinator duties, or willingness to learn.
• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectively

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.

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