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Registered Community Mental Health Nurse (Older People)

2 posts: 1 x 30 hours and 1 x 22.5 hours per week.

Calling all Registered Mental Health Nurses, nurses who would like a new challenge, or newly qualified nurses. This opportunity offers a challenging but rewarding role working with a diverse range of people, involving families, advocacy, and a supportive team.

2 posts: 1 x 30 hours and 1 x 22.5 hours per week.

We are seeking a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse in the Erewash Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. We are an experienced and professional team dedicated to providing excellent care for the Older Adult population. Our team is friendly, supportive, professional, and inclusive. This post covers a broad geographical area, and the post holder will need to travel within the area frequently and transport service users as needed occasionally, without compromising service needs.

If successful, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with service users with both functional and organic illnesses, with full support from the MDT.
• Carry a caseload of patients with varying needs, including depot injections.
• Use excellent assessment skills, risk management skills and communication skills; work towards building therapeutic relationships with both service users and their families/carers.
• Work as part of a knowledgeable, supportive and forward-thinking team committed to supporting and guiding learning and development.
• Work closely with voluntary partners, Primary Care and Our Care Homes project.
• Receive regular clinical, managerial and peer supervision and access a wide range of development opportunities.
• We welcome applications from newly-qualified nurses and offer an excellent preceptorship programme.
• Enjoy the fair and equitable mileage expenses scheme.

Join Team Derbyshire Healthcare and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to making a positive difference in people’s lives. CQC rated us as GOOD overall, noting compassionate and kind care and pride in working for the trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, click APPLY FOR THIS JOB to be directed to the TRAC Recruitment Site; you will need to register if you do not already have an account. High Peak and North Dales OA CMHT is a welcoming, inclusive and diverse team, and the successful applicant will receive support through clinical and managerial supervision, peer supervision, psychology supervision, and the MDT.

• Registered Nurse
• Degree/Diploma in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent experience

• Willing to undertake assessor qualification

• Demonstrable knowledge of legislation relevant to Mental Health
• Working knowledge of the principles of CPA (Care Programme Approach) where appropriate
• Evidence of Safety Planning
• Commitment to recovery and person-centered practice
• Able to drive or have ability to transport self around a large geographical area
• Understanding of Older Adult patient complexities and illness
• Ability to Lone Work
• Ability to work as a team
• Good communication skills - verbal/non verbal

• Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring needs
• Evidence of IT skills

• Respectful
• Compassionate
• Be responsive, listen and positive
• Value & support other people

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Erewash Older Adult CMHT, Ilkeston Resource Centre

Heanor Road,

Ilkeston

DE78TL

Erewash Older Adult CMHT, Ilkeston Resource Centre