Community Mental Health NurseNHS

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Mental Health Nurses to join Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We have a vacancy within the City North Local Mental Health Team.

We will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to develop skills needed to work within a community setting, providing care to an adult population across the Nottingham City area, open to secondary care services, within SMI pathways (mood affective, complex psychosis, community rehabilitation and non psychosis).

You will have opportunity to access training, and to develop skills in working within a specific pathway. We offer a very supportive team environment, with access to regular clinical, managerial and peer supervision.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to hold a caseload and work with patients and their families to support personalised care plans and provide specialist interventions. You will promote the recovery of patients and through working with partner agencies and primary care to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.

You will complete both triage assessments and more detailed initial assessments of new referrals. You will also be expected to provide support via the teams duty system, either from telephone support or face to face.

This is a leadership role and you will be expected to develop specialist skills in working with patients in at least one pathway within the team. You will also be expected to support students and more junior staff within the team through clinical supervision and mentorship, and you may be asked to line manage some staff.

We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary health team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.

Job description

Day to Day Duties:

Caseload management for patients living in the community, and acting as care coordinator.

Screening of referrals, provision of initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.

To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.

To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.

To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community

To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment