An exciting opportunity for a mental health nurse has arisen to join our innovative Community Mental Health Team based in Stoke on Trent. You will be based at the Greenfield Centre in Tunstall, and the working hours are Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, although part-time hours will be considered.
You will be expected to be highly motivated, enthusiastic, with excellent communication skills and capable of working independently within a small team. If successful, you will be working to a community locality working model with GPs, other mental health services, and the wider primary care teams across the area. Flexible working will be considered.
You will need to have a core RMN qualification.
Our community mental health team is made up of a vibrant and supportive multi-disciplinary team. We aim to support our staff development with lots of opportunities to develop your skills and learning. There will be opportunities to lead on projects, support research, and quality improvements. This is an exciting time for our team as we continuously develop more effective therapy-based pathways, with a focus on recovery for our service users.
The successful applicant will work alongside our current mental health nurses and occupational therapists to develop these group and individual recovery-focused pathways.
Main duties of the job
1. To work as a member of the CMHT, providing a service to clients and their families.
2. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of recovery-based care programmes, specifically evidence-based care pathways.
3. To act as care co-ordinator.
4. To work alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
5. To work in conjunction with other providers from statutory and non-statutory services.
6. To provide supervision and support to junior staff members assisting in the caregiving process.
7. To contribute to the future development of care services.
8. To contribute their core professional knowledge and skills to the multi-disciplinary team and to uphold professional standards and ensure high standards of quality clinical care.
About us
As a Trust, we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high-quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition of becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognize that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities, and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our Proud to be Green engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi, and trans communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assume care co-ordinator responsibility for a caseload of patients and to ensure that each has a current, individualised care plan based upon assessed need.
2. To carry out all therapeutic activities and associated tasks for patients within the clinical area without direct supervision.
3. Supervise junior/unqualified staff in the provision of care.
4. To contribute to the day-to-day operation of the clinical area in respect of delegated administrative procedural tasks.
5. To support senior staff in the planning and implementing of new initiatives.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* A qualified/registered mental health nurse
* Evidence of professional updating and development in the delivery of services to people with mental illness
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
* Awareness of harassment, social exclusion issues, and the effects of personal and institutional discrimination
Experience
Essential
* Knowledge of adult community nursing
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Greenfield Centre
Stoke-on-Trent
ST6 5UD
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