Staff Nurse Mental Health Community Services

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 41.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working

28 days annual leave

Car parking on site

Employee discounts

Training and development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Staff Nurse to work across the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Older Peoples Mental Health Service. The role is based at Nicholsons House, Maidenhead, with appointments to patients in their homes across the local community.

You will deliver mental health care in line with NICE guidelines, participate in governance and training, and support audits/research while meeting flexible working requirements and traveling to patient homes as needed.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration.
• Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
• Valid UK driving licence and access to a car for home visits.

Aufgaben

• Participate as a MDT member to manage a caseload of patients.
• Undertake assessments involving carers and family in care plans.
• Formulate, execute and evaluate care plans for patients with complex needs.
• Supervise support staff and students.
• Provide advice to colleagues and external agencies on patient needs.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Driving

Ausbildung

Registered Mental Health Nurse

NMC Registration

Jobbeschreibung

Staff Nurse Mental Health Community Services

Are you an enthusiastic, registered Mental Health Nurse /Community Psychiatric Nurse looking to work across teams within a friendly service? The Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead (WAM) Older Peoples Mental Health Service is looking for a motivated Nurse to join our friendly and innovative team.

You will work in our Older Adults Home Treatment Team providing mental health care and treatment using appropriate pathways including the Dementia Living well Strategy in line with NICE guidelines.

The role is full-time . The service operates 7 days per week, so flexibility regarding unsocial hours/ shift patterns will be required.

You may be required to take a lead in an area of special interest, such as working with carers or Younger People with Dementia. You will be responsible for ensuring clinical governance guidelines are followed and to be involved in delivering training and educational programmes as well as participating in audit and research.

The role is based at Nicholson House, Maidenhead and your time in this role will be spent visiting clients in their homes in the local community so you will need a car to get to appointments. You will be required to come to the office occasionally for team meetings, training or for other service-related reasons as necessary, although currently we conduct most team meetings virtually this may change in future.

The successful postholder would need a valid UK driver's license and their own car to successfully carry out home visits.

Main duties of the job

• Participating as a member of a multi-disciplinary team managing a caseload of patients
• Undertake assessments of patients, involving their carers and family members in the patient's care and care plans.
• To be responsible for the formulation, execution, and evaluation of care plans for a designated number of patients who may present with significant complexity, in consultation with the patient and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Supervising Support Workers and/or students.
• Providing advice to other members of the service and agencies on the needs of service users.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or equivalent.
• Good understanding of the relevant legislation surrounding the Mental Capacity Act / Mental Health Act.
• Ability to drive, with valid UK drivers license and have a car for use at work.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Kelisha Nayagar on 01189047300 or email: [e-mail] who'll be delighted to help.

Education, qualifications or training

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• NMC Registration

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

• Demonstrable experience of excellent communication skills which promote two-way communication and help to establish collaborative team working and patient centred care.
• Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Proficient use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and patient management systems.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to travel betweenmultipleTrust sitesand non-Trust locations,including patient homes, some of whichmay not be easily accessiblevia public transport.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Nicholsons House, 1st Floor, Nicholsons Walk, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1LD

£33,677 to £40,996 a yearper annum (Incl. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-MHS1173-B

Job locations

Nicholsons House, 1st Floor, Nicholsons Walk, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1LD