Community Mental Health Nurse - Later Life Tewkesbury
Band 6
Main area: Community Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
Job ref: 327-25-180
Site: Avon House
Town: Tewkesbury
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/04/2025 23:59
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health, and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Job overview
Would you like to join a team that has the patient at the heart of what they do? Would you like to be part of a team that is enthusiastic and dynamic?
This is a rare opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse band 5/6 to come and join our multi-disciplinary team.
The Later Life Team provides mental health care for older adults who have a severe mental health condition within the beautiful Tewkesbury, Cheltenham and North Cotswolds area.
We are seeking a motivated and caring individual to join our well-established and progressive multi-disciplinary team. We can offer an opportunity to develop your skills and experience and to contribute to the development of a high-quality service alongside the mental health transformation of services.
This is a full-time and part-time post at band 5/6, with the opportunity for band 5s to progress to a band 6 via a competence framework.
The team provides a planned needs lead 9-5 service. The hours are 37.5 full-time and 28 hours part-time per week. ‘Flexible’ working arrangements will be considered. Any request will be set against genuine operational requirements and limitations.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for a community mental health nurse who has some experience of working with older adults and caring for individuals with enduring mental health problems. The post will include care coordinating a designated caseload, working within CPA Policy and associated countywide risk procedures, travelling independently, use of IT skills, and a working knowledge of legislation regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults, the MHA, and MCA.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity, and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners.
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
* Experience in mental health
* Qualifications
* Experience in community mental health
* Experience in later life interventions
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS
* Understanding of SMI
* Some understanding of supporting patients with SMI in later life
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, and Return to Practice Practitioners.
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
* Flexible, family-friendly, and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme, and discounts on travel, leisure, and retailers.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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