Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization that is dedicated to providing exceptional community mental health services. As a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering holistic nursing care, conducting assessments, and managing medication for service users. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring that the needs of individuals are met with compassion and professionalism. With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, this role is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. Seize this chance to contribute to a vital service in your community!

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health and holistic nursing care.
• Registered Nurse qualification and strong documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care and manage service users' needs.
• Conduct risk assessments and oversee medication administration.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for effective service delivery.

Skills

Community Mental Health Experience

Risk Assessment

Medication Administration

Holistic Nursing Care

Documentation Skills

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner

Band 6

Main area: Community Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Permanent and secondment/Fixed term role available)
Job ref: 364-A-8001-G

Site: The C&E Centre
Town: CHELMSFORD
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/01/2025 23:59

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health, and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk.

• We are among the largest employers in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
• We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Job Overview

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

You will work as a member of the nursing team in providing high-quality, evidence-based, holistic nursing care to patients in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, as per NICE guidance. You will also undertake and maintain service users’ Self Directed Support assessments.

You will have responsibility for the day-to-day supervision and management of lower banded staff within your professional group and team locality, in line with agreed Trust HR processes.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 5-day a week day service.

In delivering your duties, you are expected to display behaviours that are aligned with the Trust values and in accordance with the NHS Constitution at all times.

Main Duties of the Job

Core Clinical Function

• Provide and oversee the management and care of service users.
• Produce accurate and timely documentation on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
• Conduct risk assessments of the individual and of potential hazards in the service user’s environment.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings (e.g., referral/review/business).
• Report and document incidents as required.
• Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
• Act as a care coordinator and/or key worker.
• Responsible for administration of medications and assessment of side effects in line with Trust policy.
• Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions, and aids to compliance.
• Provide education and support to develop service users' understanding of mental illness.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working in community mental health.

Important Notes:

Please ensure that as part of your application, you have professional references covering your last three years of employment history. Personal or character references will not be accepted.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment.

If you would like to book a Covid vaccination or would like more information, please contact us by emailing [e-mail].