Overview
As part of our Community Transformation programme, we have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established Multidisciplinary team. The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live. You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals, which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc: as well as a range of collaborative system partners. Care Co-ordination and managing an allocated caseload of service users who present with a range of mental health needs which are complex in nature.
Responsibilities
* Liaison with system partners to support recovery outcomes.
* Initial assessments; risk assessment and risk management.
* Depot administration and medication management.
* Provide and oversee the management and care of service users.
* Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy.
* Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks.
* Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment.
* Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting.
* Report and document incidents as required.
* Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
* Act as a Care Co-ordinator/Lead Practitioner.
* Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy.
* Responsible for ensuring the safe transportation and storage of medicines, checking receipt and storage.
* Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance.
* Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training packages for staff.
* Provide psycho-social interventions, education and support to develop service users and their carer's understanding of mental illness with the aim to prevent relapse and admission.
* Provide practical support, guidance and education for service users and their carers.
* Undertake carers assessments in line with the Trust's Key Performance Indicators.
* Undertake Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments - contributing to Self-Directed Support assessments/packages.
* Be competent in the use of relevant screening and assessment tools and supervise lower banded staff to undertake this function.
* Provide comprehensive assessment, care planning, treatment and review of care in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Clusters and Care Act.
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Equal Opportunities and Accessibility
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities; we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
Additional Information
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly. We would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 require certain COVID vaccinations as part of pre-employment checks.
Additional Benefits and Culture
We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.
Join our Trust with a focus on Care, Learn and Empower. Benefits include: Season Ticket Loans, NHS discounts for staff, excellent training facilities, buying and selling annual leave, flexible working options, and more. Our staff bank offers flexible opportunities to work bank shifts while remaining enrolled as permanent staff.
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