Community Psychiatric Nurse/Care Co-Ordinator

NHS; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oldbury is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse/Care Co-Ordinator. This role involves managing a caseload of service users and ensuring their access to mental health services. Applicants should have experience in community mental health, excellent communication skills, and a degree. The position is part of a diverse team dedicated to transforming community mental health services.

Benefits

Access to mindfulness groups

Self-referral physio services

Staff counselling services

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience of working in multidisciplinary community mental health services.
• Understanding of psychosocial interventions.
• Knowledge of government directives and current policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users with mental health needs.
• Involved in crisis management as part of the duty system.
• Assess and formulate individual interventions that promote recovery.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Specialist skills in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans

Ability to use own initiative and work without supervision

Experience of collaborative working across agencies

Excellent risk assessment and management skills

Knowledge of psychotropic medications

Organisational and time management skills

Education

Degree or postgraduate study

Job description

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse/Care Co-Ordinator.

Following recent investment to support the transformation of community mental health nursing, we are recruiting additional Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurses within the Community Recovery Services across the Sandwell locality.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and diverse, multi-agency team aiming to transform community mental health services across the Black Country. Our new model will focus on supporting people living in their communities with mental health challenges.

Your role will include working as a Care Coordinator, managing a caseload of service users with mental health needs, and being involved in Crisis management as part of the duty system. You will work from our community base facility, via phone/agile working, or within the service user's home.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will assess and formulate individual interventions, plans, and outcome measures that promote recovery. You will have up-to-date knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health, experience with therapeutic interventions, and excellent communication skills.

About us

We are committed to ensuring staff wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust-wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services, and staff counselling. You will also have access to Vivup services, Car lease schemes, and other benefits.

Job responsibilities

Service users will have fair access to mental health services, a named mental health worker, and receive personalised care and support from a team with a range of skills and experience.

Person Specification

RMN

• RMN
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Specialist skills in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans for adults with mental health difficulties
• Ability to use own initiative and work without supervision
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective IT skills and administrative skills
• Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines
• Excellent risk assessment and management skills
• Ability to deal with challenging situations
• Post-registration experience of working in multidisciplinary community mental health services
• Knowledge of government directives and current policies
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, including MHA 1983
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications
• Experience of organising own workload and managing competing demands
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines, including adult and children safeguarding legislation
• Understanding of psychosocial interventions
• Organisational and time management skills
• Flexibility of working hours
• Personal Integrity
• Drive and enthusiasm
• Demonstrates a belief in working within a person-centred care approach
• Ability to lead and motivate projects and people
• Promotes recovery and social inclusion
• Ability to commute to meet the post requirements
• Good general standard of health
• An ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• A problem-solving approach to professional practice
• Demonstrate Trust behaviours
• Community experience
• Degree or postgraduate study
• Experience of using a range of therapeutic interventions in a mental health context

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.