An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Community Mental Health Service to work within our Community Mental Health Team, based in Bridgwater. We are looking for an enthusiastic practitioner who is keen to be part of the exciting transformation of Mental Health Services in Somerset, in particular to participate in the facilitation of clinics running in Bridgwater, including clozapine, depot and physical wellbeing.
Our team responds rapidly to the needs of adults needing mental health advice and support. The team is established, supportive, knowledgeable and above all passionate about what they do!
We are a supportive, compassionate multi-disciplinary service where every person is an integral part of the team.
As part of our Community Mental Health Team, you can take part (or not) in team days/nights out, sweep stakes and 'secret Santa', as well as other activities!
Main duties of the job
1. To provide healthcare to patients as delegated by the Registered Nurse. The role will involve promoting mental and physical health and wellbeing for patients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
2. To work as part of a team, delivering health care that focuses on the direct needs of the patient.
3. To work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of their role and carry out specific clinical tasks and responsibilities as delegated by the registered nurse.
4. To provide planned nursing care and treatment to patients in the community as assessed by the registered nurse.
5. To undertake a range of clinical activities for which you have been trained and assessed as competent to undertake, including:
* Depot administration
* Physical observations, including ECG
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.
The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.
There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Job responsibilities
For a full list of duties and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Foundation degree in health care or Higher National Diploma in health care i.e. at Level 5 of the Regulated Qualification Framework.
* Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register.
* Competency in the core skills for this post.
Experience
* Experience of working with patients with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
* Relevant knowledge of the relationship between physical and emotional ill-health.
* Provision and promotion of holistic person-centred care and support, duty of care and safeguarding of individuals.
* An understanding of the emotional and physical impact of mental illness/disability on an individual, their family/carers.
* Relevant experience of working with patients and families from a range of cultures and backgrounds.
* Relevant experience of working self-directed and as part of a team.
* Confident using the computer to send and receive emails, open attached documents and to access and enter data in patient records.
* Demonstrates an insight to the Scope of the Nursing Associate role as part of the multi-disciplinary team and Trust and how the role will contribute to the development of our services.
* Expanded scope of practice skills relevant to the clinical area e.g. venepuncture, cannulation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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