Community Psychiatric Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Training & development

Competitive pay

Supportive Temporary Staffing Team

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to provide a holistic, autonomous nursing service in the NEH & Farnham area. The Post Holder will act as Care Coordinator/Lead Professional for named individuals within the Care Programme Approach, supporting Primary Care and attending MDTs.

You will deliver high standards of care to older adults with mental health problems, maintain records, ensure safe medicines handling and collaborate across

Qualifications

• NMC Registration as RMN/RN (Mental Health).
• Mentorship course completed; minimum one year working in the Community.
• 1 year's experience post-qualification; Systemone experience noted.

Responsibilities

• Discharge responsibilities under Mental Health Act and National guidelines; act as a role model.
• Support Primary Care in management of people with mental health problems; assess and treat; liaise with Primary Care.
• Deliver high-quality community nursing service to Older People with mental health problems in a multi professional framework.
• Attend MDT meetings and contribute to care planning; manage referrals through CMHT allocation.
• Maintain clinical records; store and record medicines safely; administer IM injections and oral meds as prescribed.
• Act as Key Worker/Care Coordinator within Care Programme Approach; provide supervision and training to juniors.

Education

NMC Registration as RMN/RN (Mental Health)

Mentorship course

1 year's post-qualification experience

Job description

Job OverviewTo work within a community team based within the NEH& Farnham area working in partnershipwith statutory and voluntary sector to facilitate whole system approach to care delivery. The PostHolder will act as Care Coordinator/Lead Professional, where appropriate, to patients who requirethe skills of a Mental Health Nurse, and provide a holistic, clinical autonomous nursing service, toenable individuals to engage in the best standards of care available., Key Responsibilities To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983) and revisedsubsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conductat all times and be a positive role model. The Post Holder will support Primary Care in management of people presenting with mentalhealth problems by offering assessment, nurse diagnosis and treatment options and will liaisewith Primary Care professionals, through regular informal and formal meetings. To deliver a high-quality community nursing service to Older People with mental healthproblems, in a multi professional framework and the ability to lone work adhering to localand Trust policies. To prescribe services that meets the user/carer needs, in conjunction with others. To attendand prepare reports, for MDT meetings and to participate in the Teams DUTY Rota system. To ensure the safe storage and recording of medicines within the clinical area. To administerintramuscular injections (depots), as prescribed according to Trust and National guidelinesand policies and to ensure the safe delivery if oral medications to clients, in the domesticenvironment according to Trust guidelines and policies. To act as Key Worker/Care Coordinator or Lead Professional for named individuals, withinthe Care Programme Approach process, including Single Assessment To provide high standards of care, which are delivered in a professional manner and caredelivered is based on best practice and is regularly reviewed and to refer to other professionalservices, according to assessment of need. To attend and ensure all referrals are passed through CMHT allocation meeting andassessed for acceptance to the specialist team and act as support and specialist advisor tothe primary care services, including the Surrey Heath ICT. To ensure all records and reports are kept up-to-date, and up to the standard expected of aBand 6 Clinician, in accordance with the Caldicott Report. Be responsible for the continuous overall management of a defined caseload and to receiveand give clinical and management supervision/guidance to supervise and mentor juniors,including students/other staff in the delivery of care and treatment to individuals and groups. To provide information to the Line Manager, if any incidents that may affect the standing orrunning of the service and be able to utilize the Incident reporting system. Report allcomplaints and/or incidents relating to clients, relatives and or staff within area as directed inaccordance with the Trusts Complaints Procedure, and ensure the Team Leader is informed.To co-operate with any investigations carried out. To develop close working relationships with voluntary/statutory services, in particular SocialServices and members of the Primary Care Team and participate in the system of integratedteam working within the Surrey Health Integrated Care Team. To support care and nursing homes in caring for their residents, who have mental healthproblems3 To ensure the Post Holder has developed a personal learning plan through approval withtheir supervisor, thus maintaining high standard based on best practice and educate and trainjunior staff / student nurses and other professionals around competencies of a CommunityMental Health Nurse To use the Trust Clinical record system and other IT systems as appropriate. To act as a health advisor/educator within primary and secondary care for individuals,agencies, relatives, carers and staff. Advise on issues of physical and mental health, toengender a positive approach to health.

Qualifications and Training

• NMC Registration as RMN/RN (Mental Health)
• Successful completion of Mentorship course, Previous experience of working in the Community minimum one year
• 1 year's experience post qualification, Systemone

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.

This role is offered through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust acts as the host provider and manages the recruitment, onboarding and administrative processes on behalf of Surrey and Borders., Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire. We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers. Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby. Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

Work Location: 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead KT22 7AD

Why join Flexi-Bank?

• Work flexibly - choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability
• Access more opportunities - pick up shifts across mental health and community
• Get paid fairly and on time - competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream
• Stay supported - benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team