Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Swindon recovery team for a full-time band 6 depot nurse. The depot nurse sees a wide range of service users and will be responsible for the running of the depot clinic. The depot nurse will work closely with the band 5 depot nurse.
The band 6 depot nurse will coordinate and oversee the running of the clinic. They will be responsible for completing CPA reviews yearly, ensuring service users under the depot clinic are seen by a physical health practitioner for yearly reviews. Any missed appointments will be followed up by the depot nurse.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Senior depot nurse will liaise with CIT and facilitate a sensitive transfer of care when service users approach the age of 65 years old.
2. Referrals made for short pieces of work where additional needs are identified, which could include referrals to MHWP, PTS, or MIND.
3. Senior depot nurse will provide carer support to family members if requested.
4. Senior depot nurse to attend annual reviews/CPA and follow up with monitoring the effectiveness of any medication changes/reductions made to prescriptions.
Working for Our Organisation
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP, we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences and backgrounds.
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