Mental Health Nurse - Primary and Community Mental Health Teams
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Calling all Band 6 CPN's - the Black Country NEEDS YOU!
Following recent investment to support the transformation of community mental health nursing, we are pleased to announce that we are looking to recruit additional Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurses within both the Primary Care Mental Health Team and Community Mental Health Teams in Sandwell.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a supportive and diverse, multi-agency teams who are currently receiving significant investment aiming to transform community mental health services across the Black Country.
If you're someone who is innovative, proactive, and passionate about providing high-quality holistic care, then don't miss your opportunity to apply for these exciting roles and be part of this amazing transformation!
Main duties of the job
Primary care mental health (PCMH) work closely with our First Contact Practitioners for mental health in the GP surgeries referring into the primary care mental health team, where we have a clinical care navigator and nurses offering triage, assessment and intervention. We have daily interface meetings with talking therapies, community mental health teams, early intervention, home treatment, psychology and occupational therapy to support the 'no wrong door' approach to referrals.
Referrals are discharged from the primary care team or may be referred into the community mental health teams who continue their development with new roles offering assertive outreach and dual diagnosis advice and guidance taking into account the particular needs of our four places (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton). Our new model will focus on supporting people living in their communities with mental health challenges.
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) will have responsibility for managing a caseload of service users with mental health needs who have been referred to the team via a number of access points. As a further extension of this role you will also be involved in crisis management as part of the duty system and you will undertake the role of the duty nurse on a rostered basis. You will work from our community base facility, via phone/agile working or within the service user's home.
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
We currently employ over 4,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
As a trust we are committed to ensuring staff's wellbeing, providing access to various networks, trust wide mindfulness groups, self-referral physio services and staff counselling to name but a few. In addition to this you will have access to the Vivup services, Car lease schemes and other benefits including NHS pension and benefits.
Job responsibilities
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, preferably with adult and community mental health experience, you will be responsible for assessing and formulating individual interventions, plans and outcome measures that promote recovery, in line with the recovery Model and relevant legislation for all people on your caseload.
You will need to have an up to date knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health. The successful applicants will have previous experience of a range of therapeutic interventions and psychotropic medications. You will have proven ability to work with partner agencies, lead projects and motivate people to deliver them. You will have excellent communication skills with a flexible approach. The team is committed to providing safe, sound and supportive services. You will receive regular supervision, with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service users' needs and organisational values.
We very much encourage site visits, so to arrange an informal visit or for an informal discussion about this post, please contact the relevant service that interests you below.
Person Specification
Professional Registration
* RMN Qualification
* 12 months experience working as a qualified nurse in mental health
* 6 months community experience in mental health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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