Community Psychiatric Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join the OCPU Community Mental Health Team covering the Gedling & Hucknall area. The role involves home-based assessments, treatment and support for older adults with dementia, cognitive impairment, or mental health conditions aged over 65.

The post requires delivering specialist assessments, providing community-based care, and demonstrating clinical and managerial leadership, including education and

Qualifications

• Specialist assessment and access to interventions for patients with significant mental health conditions under the care programme approach.
• Community-based care for patients in their own homes.
• Demonstrated clinical and managerial leadership with education/supervision of junior staff and other professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group under the care programme approach.
• Deliver community-based care to patients in their own homes.
• Demonstrate clinical and managerial leadership, offering education and supervision to junior staff and other professionals.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team leadership

Job description

30 hours per week, 9-5 (week days only - to be discussed)
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our OCPU Community Mental Health Team within the Gedling & Hucknall area. We provide assessment, treatment and support for service users of any age with a diagnosis of a dementia, cognitive impairment or people over the age of 65 with a mental health condition.
The team provides specialist assessment, therapy & treatment, working to an individually tailored care plan to adopt a flexible, patient-centred approach enabling the older person with mental health difficulties to engage in services available to them and to lead as independent a life as possible.
Delivered in people's own homes within the community, the service makes every effort to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitates the opportunity for people to return home following a hospital admission or period in residential care., As a Band 6 CPN your main duties will be

To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions and people with a dementia diagnosis.
To provide support to patients within their own community setting.
To demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment