Community psychiatric nurse

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Eccles is seeking a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join its supportive Community Mental Health Team. The role involves managing a caseload of service users, conducting psychosocial assessments, and collaborating with multi-agency teams. Candidates should have experience in mental health within a community context. This challenging but rewarding position offers a supportive working environment, extensive benefits including pay enhancements and generous annual leave.

Benefits

30% pay enhancement for evenings and Saturdays

60% pay enhancement for Sundays and Bank holidays

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working as a qualified nurse.
• Experience working in the community.
• Completed Preceptorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users under Care Programme Approach.
• Participate in psychosocial assessments.
• For forging relationships with multi-agencies.

Skills

Community mental health experience

Care Coordinating

Psychosocial assessments

Education

Professional Registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Cromwell House Community Mental Health Team in Salford. We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to work within the Teams.

Salford CMHTs are fast paced, dynamic, supportive, well performing teams within the Salford directorate of GMMH covering a wide geographical area and varying service user and carer needs.

We are looking for experience of working within mental health in a community setting, however consideration will be given to candidates who have experience and transferable skills from other areas.

This post provides a challenging opportunity to work within an established fully integrated supportive Community Mental Health Team.

We are seeking to appoint individuals who will work proactively with service users and their carers, within a multi-disciplinary setting.

We provide a really supportive working environment to assist with the transition from inpatient nursing to community. An extended induction period also helps nursing staff to feel supported in the community role.

Main duties of the job

You will hold and manage a caseload of service users and have Care Coordinating responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach Guidelines. By assessing your service users and carers needs you will be able to access and sign post to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in Salford. The post holder will be expected to participate in providing quality first line psychosocial assessments as part of GMMH's Functional CMHT's duty role and work proactively in forging professional working relationships with multi-agencies. There is an expectation to work occasional weekends /BH's as part of GMMH's Acute Care Pathway provision of care. This is on a rota basis between the four community teams.

The post is challenging and rewarding and the successful candidates will enjoy an excellent practitioner experience within a large and friendly team. Cromwell House provides an array of staff well being activities ranging from reflective practice groups, peer supervision, CPN meetings, CPD days and team building lunches.

They will also receive regular supervision and developmental appraisal thus enhancing your current practice and future career prospects.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

You will hold and manage a caseload of service users and have Care Coordinating responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach Guidelines. By assessing your service users and carers needs you will be able to access and sign post to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in Salford. The post holder will be expected to participate in providing quality first line psychosocial assessments as part of GMMH's Functional CMHT's duty role and work proactively in forging professional working relationships with multi-agencies. There is an expectation to work occasional weekends /BH's as part of GMMH's Acute Care Pathway provision of care. This is on a rota basis between the four community teams.

Benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Nursing Qualification

• Professional Registration

Nursing Experience

• Experience working as a qualified nurse
• Experience working in the community

Evidence of further study

• Completed Preceptorship
• NMP
• Venapuncture/ECG
• Trained in PSI

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.