Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Fylde and Wyre Community Mental Health Team is seeking to appoint a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and enthusiastic individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.
You will also need to have a working knowledge of risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.
Main duties of the job
1. To actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and code of conduct.
2. To provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning, and monitoring of care given to service users.
3. To manage a caseload of patients with complex mental health difficulties.
4. To undertake mental health assessments including risk assessments within a multi-disciplinary assessment team.
5. To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.
6. To provide a fast, responsive service to assess individual's needs.
7. Providing a communication structure between GPs, IAPT and non-IAPT services in LSCFT, non-statutory service, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
8. To provide mentoring and clinical supervision to other staff and trainees on placement.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse Degree/Diploma
* On-going registration with the NMC
* Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
Knowledge
* Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
* Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
* Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
* Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
Experience
* Experience of assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs
* Experienced in acting as a mentor/assessor of student staff
* Experience of CPA Care Coordinator role
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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