About this role
Job summary
We currently have a substantive Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse full time (37.5 Hours) post available and are looking for a nurse to join our trust and bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm for developing the service.
Our team work together to support each other as well as giving you the autonomy to work with individuals, develop therapeutic relationships and support individuals to live as rich and meaningful a life as possible. We are a recovery focused, multi-disciplinary team providing an effective, supportive, and professional service for our Service Users and Carers.
We are looking for people to join us in building what the future service looks like. You will be supported to develop a strong understanding of your role as a Care Coordinator/Assessor and join our dedicated multidisciplinary team working closely with a range of partners to provide appropriate community interventions for those individuals referred to our service.
Our aim is to continually improve service delivery, service user / carer experience, and work towards positive outcomes.
You'll be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. You'll regularly be working with external agencies as part of a service users care, so being able to work well in a team and having excellent communication skills is vital. You can expect a thorough induction and training / preceptorship period, and opportunities for ongoing development.
Main duties of the job
You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure.
You can expect a manageable case load and a supportive management team to ensure you're able to work independently but support is never far away if needed.
The ideal candidate should have experience in working in a mental health environment and ideally experience in working in community teams.
Working in a busy and dynamic Adult Community Mental Health Team means every day will be different. You will be involved in:
Managing a caseload via face to face and telephone contacts Undertaking initial routine assessments on behalf of the service Attending outpatient clinic appointments Undertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home visits Working with service users and their families/carers to care plan holistic goal setting and engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders Attending regular MDT meetings and liaising with colleagues from other services (both internally and externally such as Social Care, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and third sector organisations) Medication administration Participating in the duty worker rota (Monday to Friday 09:00am to 17:00pm) **Valid UK Driving licence is required for this post**
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
NHS pension A comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Staff physio service NHS discounts and many more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Nursing Degree or equivalent Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training
Experience Essential
Audit exposure CPA implementation
Desirable
Experience in appropriate area
Knowledge Essential
Appropriate Sections of the Mental Health Act (1983) General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act
Desirable
Able to interpret NMC guidelines to personal liability Interest in research
Other Essential
Ability to travel independently
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 Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Ipswich CMHT
Walker Close
Ipswich
IP3 8LY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)