Community Psychiatric Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Mental Health Nurse within the Gedling Local Mental Health Team. The role involves managing a caseload, supporting personalised care plans, and working with partners to ensure timely discharge from secondary care.

You will perform triage and initial assessments, contribute to duty system support by phone or face-to-face, and develop specialist skills through pathway work, with supervision for students and junior staff.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with valid pin.
• Experience leading and supervising junior staff is desirable.
• Ability to manage complex cases in partnership with agencies.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload and work with patients and families to support personalised care plans.
• Lead in at least one pathway and mentor junior staff within the team.
• Carry out triage and initial assessments of new referrals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Clinical supervision

Line management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

RMN nursing qualification

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Mental Health Nurses to join Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We have a vacancy within the Gedling Local Mental Health Team.

We will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to develop skills needed to work within a community setting, providing care to an adult population across the Nottingham County South area, open to secondary care services, within SMI pathways (mood affective, complex psychosis, community rehabilitation and non psychosis).

You will have opportunity to access training, and to develop skills in working within a specific pathway. We offer a very supportive team environment, with access to regular clinical, managerial and peer supervision.

The post holder will be expected to hold a caseload and work with patients and their families to support personalised care plans and provide specialist interventions. You will promote the recovery of patients and through working with partner agencies and primary care to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.

You will complete both triage assessments and more detailed initial assessments of new referrals. You will also be expected to provide support via the teams duty system, either from telephone support or face to face.

This is a leadership role and you will be expected to develop specialist skills in working with patients in at least one pathway within the team. You will also be expected to support students and more junior staff within the team through clinical supervision and mentorship, and you may be asked to line manage some staff.

We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary health team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.

#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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Robyn Lowe Job title: Gedling LMHT Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0115 9524098

Steve Kelly - Clinical lead

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0115 9524098