Overview
We are excited to announce a Band 6 Senior Community Mental Health Nurse post within our Adult Community Mental Health Team covering Newmarket and surrounding area. This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners motivated to move forward with their career path. If you are currently in a Band 5/6 position and have at least 12 months post registration experience this may be the post for you. The service supports clinicians to develop in a range of areas and will endeavour to support you on any area you are passionate about to further the service. We value the unique skills that all professions bring to the team and you will be supported to utilise your specialist skills. You will be supported to attend profession-specific training and learning events to support ongoing CPD. We are looking for someone keen to contribute to innovative thinking and service development. We value enthusiasm, creativity and energy, and seek clinicians who can work autonomously as well as within a team, are approachable, flexible and dedicated to improving the lives of our service users and carers.
The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, working within a MDT/multi-agency environment to ensure continuity of practice.
Responsibilities
* Managing a caseload and providing mental health care services to people with mental health needs.
* Provide planned care, risk assessment, screening for patients within their care plan and ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs; identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the CTL, via caseload management and supervision.
* Initiate and attend patient-centred reviews, case conferences and other required meetings.
* Advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and/or health and social care professionals of any changes in patients’ conditions and/or circumstances.
* Work within the MDT and form working partnerships with other care providers.
* Ensure service users and carers are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care, working with agencies inside and outside the MDT.
* Provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under the direction and supervision of the CTL.
* Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
* Enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
* Identify personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans annually.
* Undertake the supervision of students undertaking placements within the Team.
Qualifications and eligibility
* Band 6 Senior Community Mental Health Nurse with at least 12 months post-registration experience.
* Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
Benefits
* NHS pension
* Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
* Career progression
* Starting annual leave of 27 days per year increasing to 33 days per year (plus paid bank holidays) based on length of service
* Staff physiotherapy service
* NHS discounts and more
For further details or informal visits contact: Karen Dawson, Clinical Team Leader, karen.dawson@nsft.nhs.uk, 01638 558650. Dan Brimble: dan.brimble@nsft.nhs.uk
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