Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse position within the Recovery and Wellbeing Team based in Brentwood. The post holder will join an evolving team and will be jointly responsible for the delivery of a high standard community care, forming part of a coordinated plan of community treatment to Service Users predominantly within their own homes. The post holder carries responsibility for the assessment of coordinating care needs and their development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for Adults with mental health problems that are referred to the First Response and Recovery and Wellbeing Team. The post holder is responsible on a day-to-day basis to the Clinical Lead but ultimately accountable to the Team Manager for the overall service. They will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team and work in close cooperation with GPs, wards and Primary Health Care based professionals, ensuring an integrated service is provided to clients and maintaining a good inter-disciplinary working environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Hold patient caseloads and maintain effective individual care regarding mental, health and social care needs by: holistic assessment of client problem/needs; planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions; clear, accurate and concise documentation of client care.
* Participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for the Community Mental Health Service and liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the client\'s needs.
* Participate in Team and Clinical Meetings, initiating and discussing new methods/models of care and the introduction of research or trials within the area.
* Be fully aware of the importance of effective risk management, undertaking clinical risk assessment and ongoing monitoring of the client\'s mental state to evaluate risk to themselves or others.
Important notes: 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.
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 pledged to employ more people with learning disabilities; we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format (e.g., Braille or audio), please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
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. 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 anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or deployed to a CQC registered care home to have had both COVID vaccinations, unless exempt. This is a requirement of this role and will form part of pre-employment checks.
Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services in Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk. We are a values-driven organisation, committed to flexible working and staff development.
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