About this role
Job summary
Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 5 - Band 6 development post
We have an exciting opportunity to offer the right person to be a part of our committed and enthusiastic team working with people who have complex needs relating to their diagnosis of dementia and mental health illness.
Our service is in the process of moving away from a more traditional model to adopt the follow me care principles advocated in NHS England's new Community Mental Healthcare Strategy. We are confident that this approach will help us to meet the growing demands for services whilst continuing to provide good outcomes for people.
This post will sit within our multidisciplinary community dementia team and will work as a lead practitioner to deliver interventions to those people who have more complex or intensive needs. We aim to help people to remain safe and well at home and able to maintain the relationships that are important to them.
The service has an intensive support element within it that offers extended weekend interventions to people who are seen by the team.
The service operates 0900 - 1700 hours Monday to Friday
Applicant must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for work.
Main duties of the job
The role of Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students.
About us
Working for your organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
All our clinicians are given opportunities to develop and grow as professionals in the organisation. We provide regular supervision, a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential.
This Trust offers the following;
Excellent starting salary NHS Pension contributions 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays Flexible Working patterns Child care vouchers Excellent training and development opportunities NHS Discounts Employee Assistance Programme We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Job description Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
To contribute to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, using CPA principles, evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in the Dementia and Older Adults Mental Health Service. To support/manage a team caseload and attend relevant MDT meetings To regularly support and cover the duty rota To provide specialist assessment and intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary approach, with specific responsibilities regarding the care pathway To provide risk screening and assessment as well as risk management planning To contribute to and facilitate evidence-based assessments and individual and group interventions To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Service To regularly share and supervise students on practice placement, and junior staff as appropriate
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience Essential
Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group Experience of working consultatively with professionals Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies Experience of working within the CPA process Understanding of clinical governance Previous experience of working in the community
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Drayton House
Drayton Lane
Chichester
PO20 2EW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)