Lead Community Mental Health Nurse - Flexible Hours and CPD

South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Grindleton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Wellbeing resources and support

Job summary

South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team, working across East Barns, Lancaster and Victoria House, Morecambe.

You will manage a caseload of patients with severe and enduring mental health conditions, conduct comprehensive assessments and care planning, and deliver psychosocial interventions within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health care and managing risk in a community setting.
• Able to conduct comprehensive assessments and develop care plans.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Key-worker; manage a caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and care planning.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and maintain risk management in the community.
• Fulfil team duty worker duties including responding to crises and triage of referrals.
• Lead or contribute to learning and development within the team.

Skills

Community mental health nursing

Assessment & risk assessment

Care planning

Education

NMC registration as a Mental Health Nurse

Job description

South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team, working across East Barns, Lancaster and Victoria House, Morecambe.

You will manage a caseload of patients with severe and enduring mental health conditions, conduct comprehensive assessments and care planning, and deliver psychosocial interventions within a multidisciplinary team.