At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Role Overview
The post holder will be based within the Community Mental Health Team and will:
1. Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload.
2. Act as named professional/keyworker and coordinate care between services.
3. Hold a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems.
4. Participate in team meetings.
5. Participate in training opportunities.
6. Provide advice and support for service users and carers.
7. Participate in delivery of group interventions.
8. Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on caseload.
9. Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication.
10. Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT.
11. Attend regular supervision and team meetings.
12. Support people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people's needs change.
13. Be part of a duty rota.
14. Monitor medication and administer depot medication.
Come and join us at The Norris Green Mental Health Hub. We are currently recruiting a band 6 nurse to work within our community mental health team. The Norris Green Hub serves a population of over 200,000 people across five community teams and is the largest CMHT hub in Mersey Care.
We pride ourselves on caring for staff and their well-being. We are a modern workforce offering flexible working and making the most of data analytics and technology in the delivery of care.
We strive for excellence and support the Community Transformation model that helps our service users to access different speciality services across the community.
We will guarantee your career development through a variety of training packages and learning opportunities. We have an excellent multidisciplinary team comprising over 40 nurses and allied professionals with a wealth of experience here at Norris Green.
The Community Mental Health Team supports individuals who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The team is a busy and skilled multi-disciplinary group which actively promotes close partnership working within the wider community.
If you feel you possess the values of Mersey Care NHS Trust we would welcome an application from you. Applicants should hold the professional qualification of a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have experience working in this field since qualifying.
The role will include providing high quality evidenced based care, formulating risk management plans, supervising risk assessments, monitoring medication, administration of depots, providing expertise and advice, keyworking clients and supervising junior staff. In addition, we require a strong commitment to working with service users with complex needs in order to assist them plan and take steps towards their recovery as well as signposting to additional services such as psychology, the Life Rooms and wider community resources.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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