Crisis Function Team Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS Jobs; Watford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Watford is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to work in the Crisis Function Team within the community. You will build relationships with individuals and agencies, ensuring clear communication and collaborative care while representing HPFT and its values.

You will assess care needs, develop and evaluate care programs, manage a defined caseload, and work with bed management and liaison teams to prevent hospital admission.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programs of care.
• Provide supervision, teaching and support to staff and students.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with other services to prevent admission.

Job description

Crisis Function Team Community Mental Health Nurse

As the post holder will be working within the community under the crisis function team. Building and maintain positive relationships with individuals and agencies is crucial for effective collaboration and success in the post holder role. Clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative mindset as a key component in fostering positive connections with other agencies, including carers and service user's. These relationships are vital and team members should bear in mind that they will be representing HPFT and the values they hold. Post holder will build relationships with other parts of HPFT notably SMHTOP, EMDASS as well as Hertfordshire County Councils Health and Community Services. The post holder is required to take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care and the setting of standards of care and management of a defined CFT caseload, including working alongside the bed management and Mental Health liaison team to prevent admission to the ward. Staff supervision, development and teaching of staff and/or students. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.