Community Psychiatric Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Nottingham is seeking a part time Band 6 Practitioner to manage a caseload of patients and support a multi-disciplinary team. The role involves conducting assessments, collaborating on patient care, and ensuring accurate documentation. Candidates should have experience in coordinating care and a patient-centered approach. This is a great opportunity for professionals looking to make a difference in mental health services.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Employee-led networks for support

Health and Wellbeing team

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload of patients as a care coordinator.
• Ability to conduct assessments and support patient care.
• Strong documentation skills and knowledge of safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and support the team on duty.
• Conduct initial assessments of new referrals and handle enquiries.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Patient-centered approach

Team collaboration

Case management

Communication

Job description

Overview

This is a part time, permanent post as a Band 6 Practitioner for the City South LMHT, based at the Stonebridge Centre. We work with patients aged 18-65 with a variety of mental health diagnoses, including schizophrenia, bipolar, personality disorder, anxiety and depression. You will be community based, seeing patients both at the base and in their own homes, and you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a fast paced environment that is exploring new and improved ways of working with our patients.

You will be part of a team with professionals including, but not limited to: Consultants, Pharmacists, Psychologists, CBT therapists, Mental health wellbeing practitioners, Nurses, Social workers, Occupational therapists, support workers, health improvement workers and peer support workers.

You will be managing a caseload of patients as a care coordinator, supporting the team on duty, managing patient and carer enquiries on the day. You will be conducting initial assessments of new referrals into the team and discussing patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients as a care coordinator and support the team on duty.
• Handle patient and carer enquiries on the day and conduct initial assessments of new referrals.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patients’ care and report any incidents and safeguarding issues.
• Work with a patient-centred approach, involving families and carers in holistic care planning.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to discuss and plan patient care.
• supervise junior staff and complete audits to ensure the service delivered is of high quality.
• Be responsible for the safe running of the service, including locking up the building as the team completes duties.

Team, culture and environment

TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 colleagues who make a difference daily, delivering mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across multiple counties from over 200 sites, including community locations, acute settings, and secure environments. The Trust is a large employer in the East Midlands and hosts national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer various employee-led networks (EDI, Green Champions, Freedom to Speak Up, Health and Wellbeing Champions, and Menopause Champions) to support a diverse and inclusive workforce. The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority, with in-house occupational health and staff counselling services and a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

Additional information

The Trust is committed to reducing carbon emissions, with an Energy and Environmental team focusing on environmental compliance and net-zero commitments.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary after appointment. The DBS application costs are £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced) and will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service, with an annual fee of £16 per year.