The Mental Health Division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises three directorates: Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People, and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital healthcare services for our patients in various settings, ranging from community to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.
We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities, and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated, and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect, and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.
We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills, and development needed to succeed.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse, your main duties will include:
1. Providing a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions and people with a dementia diagnosis.
2. Providing realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within their own community setting.
3. Demonstrating active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.
Job description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Mental Health Nurse to join our MHSOP Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) within the Rushcliffe locality. We provide assessment, treatment, and support for service users of any age with a diagnosis of dementia or people over the age of 65 with a mental health condition.
The service is for patients experiencing mental health conditions or a dementia diagnosis. The team provides specialist assessment, therapy & treatment, working to an individually tailored care plan to adopt a flexible, patient-centred approach enabling the older person with mental health difficulties to engage in available services and to lead as independent a life as possible.
Delivered in people's own homes within the community, the service makes every effort to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitates the opportunity for people to return home following a hospital admission or period in residential care.
There will be an expectation that the team will work closely with current Intensive Home Treatment Teams (IHTTs) in the locality and also with the CRHTs.
You will provide Community Mental Health nursing input into the service, specialist assessments, and support and supervision to junior team members.
You will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration and proven post-qualification experience working with this client group and in multi-disciplinary settings. You will have a sound knowledge of risk assessment and be able to demonstrate sound evidence-based practice.
A full UK driving license and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled Worker visa. Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances, the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Professional Qualification - Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General to degree level or equivalent
* Maintains current NMC registration
* Further specialist knowledge/post-registration experience in specific service area or other formal training
Desirable
* Demonstrate continued Professional development to maintain professional registration
Training
Essential
* Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education, and training that will enhance service delivery
Skills
Essential
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Good written/oral communication skills
* Diplomatic, caring, and sympathetic
* Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
* Good skills in assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients' nursing care
* Clinical supervision skills
* IT skills
Desirable
* High level of emotional intelligence
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
* Specialist and area-specific experience
Desirable
* Able to deal with and resolve conflict
Values and Behaviours
Essential
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Contractual
Essential
* Holds UK Driving Licence - A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
* Knowledge of the nursing 6 Cs
Desirable
* Knowledge of management theories
* Awareness of national and local issues impacting nursing care
Employer details
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lings Bar Hospital
Beckside
Nottingham
NG2 6PR
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