Senior Registered Nurse (Community)

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust; York; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in York is seeking a part-time Senior Registered Nurse to join their Community Mental Health Team. This role involves supporting older adults with mental health needs through assessment and treatment in a community setting. The ideal candidate will have at least 18 months of post-qualifying experience and be committed to delivering high-quality patient-centered care. The position offers the opportunity to develop leadership and clinical skills while working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and care coordination for individuals with complex mental health needs.
• Develop leadership and clinical skills in a community setting.
• Collaborate with statutory and third sector agencies.

Education

Registered Nurse license

Job description

Overview

An exciting part time (30 hours) opportunity has arisen for a Senior Registered Nurse to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Worsley Court, Selby, to support older adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. As a senior practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.

Responsibilities

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies. This will enable a post holder to bring their skills and experience into new and innovative service development opportunities.

Qualifications and Experience

This post is only open to registered nurses as the clinical team needs the support of a professionally registered nurse due to several other roles recently being filled with AHP colleagues. Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Team and Service Information

The team works across two sites, with the second located in York. The team is committed to providing excellent evidence-based quality care to older adults. There is an identified need to offer flexible support to our other community teams within our locality. It is imperative that the successful candidate has a flexible pro‑active approach to their person‑centred practice.