Community jobs in United Kingdom

The role which involves managing a caseload of older adults with mental health needs, acting as a care coordinator, and providing specialist, evidence-based care. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing care plans, liaising with other professionals, and supporting service users and their carers in the community, while also supervising junior staff and potentially taking on leadership duties.,

• Care coordination: Manage a caseload, including initial assessments and the coordination of care plans for older adults and their carers.
• Clinical practice: Provide high-quality, specialist, and evidence-based mental health nursing care in a community setting.
• Assessment and planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments, formulate person-centered care plans, and assess risks.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork: Work with a multidisciplinary team, liaising with other professionals in primary and secondary care.
• Support and leadership: Provide professional advice and support to other agencies and less experienced staff, acting as a role model and resource.
• Duty and emergency response: Participate in the duty rota, which can include undertaking emergency assessments.
• Record keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records and reports.

• Experience: Significant experience working in mental health, specifically with older adults, and ideally with experience at a Band 6 or Band 7 level.
• Knowledge: A strong knowledge of older adult and dementia care, and current mental health policies and legislation.
• Autonomy: The ability to work independently and make decisions regarding assessments and care plans.
• Communication: Strong professional communication skills to liaise effectively with service users, carers, and other agencies.
• Professional development: A commitment to continuous professional development, including revalidation.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Various Staff Support Networks

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.