People jobs in Grande-Bretagne

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 nursing associate to work within the Mid Cornwall Locality in the Older People's Mental Health Community Service. This is a newly developed role and the successful applicant will work within the Multidisciplinary team, completing mental health reviews for patients and supporting the Care Co‑Ordinateur's in their role.

The Mid Cornwall DOPMH Community Mental Health Service are a dynamic team who support patients presenting with acute and severe:

• Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia of any age
• Functional mental health disorders over the age of 75

This job role will require the successful applicant to be able to independently travel to patients' houses within the Mid Cornwall area and will require loan working. The role is for 37.5 hours per week. This will entail working Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 (excluding 0.5 hour unpaid lunch break each day).

• Medication tolerance reviews
• Risk reviews
• Care Plan reviews
• Reviews of specific conditions including both functional and organic mental health disorders
• Administering long acting injectable antipsychotic medications and monitoring for side effects
• Reviews for patients under Section 117 of the MHA (1983)

This role will also require working within the Multidisciplinary Team. It will involve supporting the Community Psychiatric Nurses within the service in their roles as Care Co‑ordinators and Duty Clinicians. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply, To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• NMC registration
• Previous experience of working within a health/care setting

• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting

• Has previous experience working in a community mental health team

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience Essential

• Nursing Associate Foundation Degree
• NMC registration
• Previous experience of working within a health/care setting

Skills and Aptitude Essential

• Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting

Desirable

• Has previous experience working in a community mental health team

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital‑based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK. Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff. We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner. Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.