The Community Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will act as an effective member of the integrated Bexley Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, with responsibility for face-to-face and telephone assessments of incoming referrals from various sources within the borough of Bexley, principally referrals from GP practices and social services teams in the borough.
Job Purpose: To enable Bexleycare to deliver a consistent and responsive Community Mental Health Wellbeing Hub in conjunction with the ethos of the NHS Long Term Plan Community Mental Health Transformation Programme. To develop, appraise and improve the community mental health hub, working closely with all stakeholders from Bexleycare and other stakeholders to provide a robust service to people who are experiencing psychiatric and/or psychosocial mental health problems in Bexley.
Overview of the Post: The post holder will deliver and/or advise on the delivery of high-quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
Bexley Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub is a primary care level service in the Borough of Bexley. The post sits within a multi-disciplinary framework and provides assessments (telephone, virtual, and face-to-face) and brief interventions. The team liaises and gets referrals from several sources including GPs, Bexley Local Authority, and MIND. As a Community Mental Health Hub Nurse, you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care.
You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. As a senior nurse working within the Hub, you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross-organisational working.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities: This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities expected of a Band 6 Nurse. The post holder will be required to undertake additional duties appropriate to the clinical area/speciality in which they work.
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