Older Adults Community Mental Health Nurse

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Oldham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse for the Older Adults Specialist Mental Health Team in Oldham. The post involves care-coordination and delivering compassionate care to adults aged 65 and over with serious mental health needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, support crisis response, and contribute to discharge planning while ensuring safeguarding and legal requirements are met. A reflective, supportive environment is provided.

Responsibilities

• Conduct specialist mental health assessments using Single Care Plan/ Dialog+ and complete Safety and Risk Assessments/Formulation Plans.
• Plan and implement care plans including risk assessment/management.
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Ensure Carer Assessments are offered and work with families within the Triangle of Care Framework.
• Medication management - administering depot injections in the community.
• Report and investigate safeguarding concerns.
• Prepare social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
• Observe legal requirements of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, and related legislation.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.
• Attend Ward Rounds to support discharge planning.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse in the Older Adults Specialist Mental Health Team (CMHT) who have a passion and keen interest in working with this age group.

Oldham Community Mental Health Services are currently undergoing a transformation within the service and with the Living Well developments. This means exciting opportunities have arisen for Community Mental Health Nurses within the CMHT.

The Older Adults Specialist Mental Health Team work with people aged 65 and over with severe and enduring mental illness (both functional and organic). The team consists of Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist and a Support Worker. We work closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist, other teams within the service and our Social Work colleagues.

Role Summary

To undertake the role of care-coordinator/key worker in the assessment, treatment and delivery of care to older adults with mental health problems both functional and organic, who meet the criteria for access to the service. The post holder will support the duty system that is operated within the team in response to crisis calls they receive.

• To conduct specialist mental health assessments, Single Care Plan/ Dialog + and complete a Safety and Risk Assessment/ Formulation Plan.
• To plan and implement care plans, including risk assessment/management plans for individuals.
• To provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed plans.
• To ensure all Carers are offered Carer Assessments and work collaboratively with families and carers within the Triangle of Care Framework.
• Medication management- Administering depot injections in the community
• Report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
• Complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
• Observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
• Actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.
• Attend Ward Rounds to support with discharge planning.

We are proud of the consistent feedback from the teams that shows working in Oldham is different from their experience working in other areas. What sets Oldham apart is the great working relationships within the teams and wider mental health teams in the Borough, fantastic peer support, with staff members having a wealth of knowledge and experience. The managers are proactive at providing advice and guidance where required, with an open-door policy in place. As managers we like to encourage professional autonomy through assisting the development of practitioners' skills and talents, using a reflective approach, while also providing a more nurturing approach where needed.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services.

We are really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.