Nurse - Community

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Coalville; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to join the West Leicestershire CMHT. The role involves providing assessments and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs, working within a multidisciplinary team, and maintaining a clinical case load. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to high-quality care and possess strong therapeutic and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Mental Health Nurse required.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clinical case load as a Care Coordinator.
• Provide high quality mental health assessments and treatment programs.
• Respond to referrals and undertake comprehensive assessments.

Skills

Therapeutic Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Non-Medical Prescribing

Job description

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Job Overview

It is an exciting time for mental health services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Our community mental health offer is undergoing a major transformation and we are searching for people with a range of skills and a passion to deliver great mental health services.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to apply for Band 6 CPN post in the West Leicestershire CMHT. The CMHT is part of the secondary care services, providing assessments and treatment packages for a range of service users aged 18-65 years, with complex mental health needs.

There will be opportunities to develop and University Courses will be available, for example Non-Medical Prescribing.

The post holders will maintain a clinical case load, fulfilling all the roles and responsibilities of a Care Coordinator. They will work effectively in the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality mental health assessments, treatment programs and manage risk. This work will involve patients and their carers in the delivery of evidence based interventions/treatments, recovery focused work. You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care as well as possessing good therapeutic and interpersonal skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings.

Job Overview

It is an exciting time for mental health services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Our community mental health offer is undergoing a major transformation and we are searching for people with a range of skills and a passion to deliver great mental health services.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to apply for Band 6 CPN post in the West Leicestershire CMHT. The CMHT is part of the secondary care services, providing assessments and treatment packages for a range of service users aged 18-65 years, with complex mental health needs.

There will be opportunities to develop and University Courses will be available, for example Non-Medical Prescribing.

The post holders will maintain a clinical case load, fulfilling all the roles and responsibilities of a Care Coordinator. They will work effectively in the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality mental health assessments, treatment programs and manage risk. This work will involve patients and their carers in the delivery of evidence based interventions/treatments, recovery focused work. You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to high quality care as well as possessing good therapeutic and interpersonal skills. The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well as within the MDT and other settings.

You will visit people in their own homes and communities as well as running clinics at the team base and other community venues.

Contact Details

Vicky Pettit, [e-mail], 01530 453800

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

The successful candidate will be responsible for organising and planning own caseload as an autonomous practitioner and monitoring those of other team members to meet patient priorities and service needs (e.g peer audits). To also work in a multi-disciplinary framework and to prioritise and organise workload effectively and use time management skills which may result in the requirement to readjust plans as situations change/arise such as crisis needs of patients/tribunal reports and Mental Health Act meetings.

The post holder will respond to referrals from Primary care, outpatient and ward settings by undertaking comprehensive assessments of patients who may have complex needs (Mental Health, physical, emotional & psychosocial) using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills to provide accurate reports of their condition and to feed this back to the professionals involved in their care both written and verbally.

To receive clinical supervision on a monthly basis and supervise and co-ordinate less experienced staff and students working with the post holder, ensuring the standards of good practice are consistently achieved through leadership and supervision whilst providing advice, training and education to other members of the MDT/colleagues regarding nursing and evidence based interventions.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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