Lead Nurse - Amber Valley Community Mental Health Team AWA

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Peebles; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare team in Peebles as a Lead Nurse, focusing on mental health support. This role involves working with adults facing complex mental health challenges, providing recovery-focused care, and mentoring staff. Enjoy a supportive environment with flexible working, generous leave, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme

Access to LGBT+ and BAME Networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have experience in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Demonstrable RMN post-registration experience required.

Responsibilities

• Work with individuals experiencing severe mental ill health.
• Support service users through their recovery journey.
• Manage a caseload and provide mentorship to staff.

Skills

Communication

Mentorship

Assessment Skills

Risk Management

Autonomy

Education

Mental Health Nursing Qualification

ENB 998 or Mentorship Training

Job description

Lead Nurse - Amber Valley Community Mental Health Team AWA

This is an exiting opportunity to work within the Amber Valley community adult mental health team which is a well established and innovative team that offers mental health support to adults with complex mental health needs.

We are based on the first floor of the Town hall, which is spacious, modern and purpose built with parking available.

We will offer you robust clinical and managerial supervision, as well as ongoing training, whilst supporting you to develop within your role and your interests.

We seek individuals who are warm, engaging and focussed on person-centred care.

You must hold a Mental Health nursing qualification and have experience post qualification and will be a good communicator, demonstrate respect and dignity.

We focus on empowerment and recovery for the service user and their families.

We have a strong focus on staff well being and are known as a welcoming and supportive team.

We would welcome and recommend informal visits or a discussion with the appointing manager with prior arrangement to meet our team prior to application / interview.

Main duties of the job

The post will entail working with people who are experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health and enabling them through their recovery journey.

Ideally you will have experience of community work and working with people with enduring and complex mental health needs. You will work with a caseload of service users and support the duty function within the team.

You will need thorough knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate expertise in risk assessment, care planning and management working in a community setting.

It is essential that you have good communication skills and that you operate as a well-integrated member of our friendly, multi-disciplinary team, maintaining a person-centred focus.

As a lead nurse, you will have demonstrable RMN post registration experience and be able to demonstrate post registration study and development.

You will also need to demonstrate expertise around NMC nurse competencies.

You will be expected to be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.

You will need to have the ability to transport yourself and service users across a wide geographical area without compromising service needs.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

NMC

• Nursing registration with the NMC
• Evidence of on going professional development
• ENB 998 or mentorship training

Experience

• Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting
• Must show evidence of assessment skills and managing risk
• Experience of working within a community team
• Evidence of group skills

Skills

• Ability to work autonomously
• Experience of mentorship/ supervising staff
• Evidence of holding a caseload

knowledge

• Awareness of CMHT community working

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.