Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Easington Village to support adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well.
This post is only open to those candidates who already have their NMC registration in place and have successfully completed the preceptorship note: Newly qualified applicants or those due to qualify will be recruited via a separate process.
Main duties of the job
Within the Easington Community Intervention team we have mixed roles, from Triage, Tel and Face to Face Assessments, One to One ungoverned interventions and delivering groups, but also working alongside our patients with enduring mental health problems and long term medication.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.
About us
We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.
In October 2022, we asked our staff and partners what we do well, the following are some examples
1. Good supervision structure
2. Engagement and visibility of managers
3. Level of autonomy/decision making
4. Training & development opportunities
5. Open to new ideas/projects/Quality Improvement support
6. Wellbeing support for staff
7. Communication between partners
Valuing our staff
Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.
The Trust offers a variety of benefits including:
8. Weekly CPD sessions
9. Access to trust wide career development opportunities
10. Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
11. Free on-site parking
12. Long service award
13. NHS pension scheme
14. 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
15. Flexible working opportunities
16. NHS car lease scheme
17. Full Occupational health support
18. Cycle to work scheme
19. Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy
20. Mindfulness Sessions
21. Access to Coaching and mentors
Date posted
10 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata) per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
346-DDA-017-25
Job locations
Merrick House
Seaside Lane, Easington Village
Easington
SR8 3DY
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more details or contact
Gemma Lamplough, Team Manager 0191 5275050
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
22. Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
23. To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
24. Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
25. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
26. Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
27. Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
28. Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
29. Working in a multi-disciplinary team
30. Working in partnership with other agencies
Knowledge
Essential
31. Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
32. Understanding of relevant legislation (. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
33. Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
34. Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
35. Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
36. Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections