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Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bentfield; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

27 days holiday

33 days after 10 years

Pension up to 14.5%

Staff discounts

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our established Multidisciplinary team. The role focuses on recovery-oriented, personalised care plans for individuals with a range of mental health disorders, from diagnosis to recovery.

You will work within the MDT, act as a Care Co-ordinator, deliver initial assessments, and support timely discharges from hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with community mental health experience.
• Ability to formulate personalised care plans reflecting service user needs and networks.
• Experience working within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and CPA approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide and oversee care of service users.
• Produce accurate documentation and maintain records per policy.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and formulate personalised care plans.
• Conduct risk assessments of individuals and environments.
• Attend the weekly MDT meeting and liaise with partners.
• Administer medications and monitor effects in line with policy.
• Support timely discharges from hospital where appropriate.

Skills

Care coordination

Risk assessment

Mental health nursing

Documentation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

As part of our Community Transformation programme, we have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established Multidisciplinary team. The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live. You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals, which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc: as well as a range of collaborative system partners.

We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.

To work within the MDT and alongside system partners to deliver high quality care and treatment to service users under the care of the specialist community mental health service.

To act as a Care Co-ordinator; formulating care plans, completing/updating risk assessments and collaboratively review care needs via the CPA approach.

To work alongside inpatient services; supporting timely discharges from hospital in keeping with policy and processes.

To fulfil the role of the Duty Worker as part of a service rota.

To undertake Initial Assessments; delivering comprehensive feedback to the MDT and service users/referrers.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us (T&C's apply)
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

• Provide and oversee the management and care of service users
• Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy
• Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks
• Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment
• Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting
• Report and document incidents as required
• Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings
• Act as a Care Co-ordinator/Lead Practitioner
• Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy
• Undertake Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments – contributing to Self-Directed Support assessments/packages