Sanctuary Personnel is currently looking for an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to take on a new ongoing contract role within the Adults Community Mental Health Team.
Location: Preston
Pay Rate: £26 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract Type: Locum, 6-month contract/ongoing block booking.
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week (hours flexible between 8am and 8pm). Part time will be considered.
Main Duties:
* Assessing Needs and Planning Care: Conduct comprehensive assessments, plan, and deliver care, ensuring support from initial assessment to discharge from services.
* Collaborative Care Planning: Develop and evaluate care plans in partnership with service users, carers, and professionals, providing personalised care tailored to individual needs.
* Supporting Recovery: Work closely with individuals to empower and support them throughout their recovery journey.
* Community-Based Mental Health Support: Provide care and support for mental health service users in a community setting.
* Advocacy: Act as an advocate for individuals using the services, ensuring their voices are heard and their needs are met.
* Staff Supervision: Provide supervision and guidance to non-qualified staff to ensure effective care delivery.
* Understanding of Mental Health Act: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and its application in care.
* Partnership Working: Collaborate with external partners, including community-based services, social services, and other healthcare agencies, to ensure coordinated care.
* Therapeutic Interventions: Provide therapeutic interventions as required to support service users' mental health and wellbeing.
* Signposting: Direct individuals to appropriate services and resources that support their recovery and wellbeing.
Requirements of the Community Psychiatric Nurse:
* Degree or equivalent in Mental Health Nursing
* Experience working as a Mental Health Nurse
* NMC Registration
Contact:
This Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse job is advertised by Alex West; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We regret that we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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