- JOB PURPOSE
- ORGANISATION
- PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Ensure the care of patients is implemented according to their care plan and to the patients individual needs.
- Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary/agency, providing a nursing contribution to the teams functioning.
- To provide backup/support for Duty Worker as required.
- Apply appropriate skills of prioritisation, decision making and implementing interventions taking account of clinical risk factors and personal safety.
- Apply assessment, interpretation and judgement skills in assessing and managing clinical risks.
- Manage a defined caseload fulfilling the role of care co-ordinator and controlling entry and discharge to and from the caseload.
- In collaboration with service users maintain packages of care formulated to meet their individual mental health needs.
- Encourage service user and carer involvement in all aspects of implementation and evaluation of care.
- Undertake carers assessment where necessary.
- Delegate, oversee and monitor care provided by support staff to ensure required standards are maintained and delivered.
- Ensure care packages are regularly reviewed and evaluated under the Care Programme Approach framework.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary ward reviews.
- Liaise with statutory and non-statutory agencies to provide holistic care related to service user choice.
- Act as link-worker to GP surgeries to offer screening of referrals to the Community Mental Health Team.
- Provide specialist information, education and advice within the primary care setting including information regarding resources within the local area.
- Administration and monitoring of medication to facilitate compliance and adherence to treatment.
- Participate in the depot clinic
- Provide treatment through deep intra-muscular injection for service users attending the depot clinic or requiring depot administration in their home following principles and guidance from the Royal Marsden Clinical Procedures Manual.
- Use skills to measure, assess and monitor Service Users basic physical observations such as temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respirations, BM levels, urinalysis and body mass index
- Monitor service users response to medication providing information and advice and taking action as necessary.
- Recognise and respect the rights of the service user and the care provided.
- Ensure the service meets the needs of the service user cultural/religious beliefs, recognising the personal preferences of the patients and identify any unmet needs.
- Encourage service users to maintain personal contacts.
- Compiles reports for various legal processes in relation to the MHA 1983.
- To support Mental Health Act Assessments with the appropriate members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team/General Practitioner.
- Compiles and submits Social Service Panel Reports for service users requiring nursing/residential home placement. COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
- Maintain systems that allow a two-way flow of information.
- Ensure an integrated approach to service delivery by maintaining close working links with other areas of the trust.
- Attend local meetings as agreed with the team manager.
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathetic or reassurance skills are required.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all information relating to service users and the organisation.
- Produce comprehensive, accurate and up to date service user records based on personally generated observations and which conform to agreed protocols.
- Provide timely and accurate statistical information as required. Person Specification
- experience
- NMC registration
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Band 6 Cpn
2 days ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Walsall, United KingdomEnhanced Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults in Walsall · Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse · 37.5 Hours per week · Base: Blakenall Village Centre Walsall · Department: Older Adult Mental Health Service: Walsall Enhanced Community Mental health Team for Older Adults ...
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Band 6 Cpn
17 hours ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Walsall, United KingdomJOB PURPOSE To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Community Recovery Service (CRS) to provide community psychiatric nursing care to people with severe mental health needs in the context of the care programme approach in secondary care. As a qualified nurse, the post holder ...
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Band 6 Cpn
1 week ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomBand 6 CPN opportunities have become available within the Sutton Coldfield Home Treatment Teams (HTT). · The role of a Band 6 CPN within home treatment is to coordinate and provide specialist acute crisis psychiatric interventions and expertise to service users in crisis 24 hrs p ...
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Band 6 Cpn Older Adult Team
3 days ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust West Bromwich, United KingdomThe post holders will work closely with the multi disciplinary team in their locality. They will offer interventions for older adults in their own home. Caseloads will consist of a range people with enduring mental health difficulties, dementia's as well as shorter term intervent ...
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Band 6 Cpn Liaison
6 days ago
Service Care Worcester, United Kingdom**Community Psychiatric Nurse** · **Hours**: Full time long term locum contract · **Days**:Week Nights & Weekend Nights · **Pay**:£26 - £35 per hour for unsociable hours · **Location**_: _Worcester, Worcestershire · **Pay negotiable dependent on experience** · **Role**: · You'll ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship
1 week ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomAn exciting opportunity has arisen for newly qualified nurses to join the Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team supporting male and female service users with complex needs through the secure care pathway. You will be provided with the tools to help you grow in confidence and b ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship
1 week ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomWarstock Lane CMHT is offering a Preceptorship programme to help newly qualified nurses get the very best start, not only within nursing but within community nursing/community care. · Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to supp ...
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Band 6 Cpn Older Adult Treatment Team
2 days ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust West Bromwich, United KingdomThe post holders will work closely with the multi disciplinary team in their locality. They will offer assessment and treatment interventions with older people in their own home through a recovery approach. ...
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Band 6 Cpn or Mental Health Practitioner
4 days ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomFor further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship Role
17 hours ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomZinnia CMHT is offering a Preceptorship programme to help a newly qualified nurse get the very best start, not only within nursing but within community nursing/community care. · Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to support yo ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship Role
2 days ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomLyndon CMHT is offering a Preceptorship programme to help a newly qualified nurse get the very best start, not only within nursing but within community nursing/community care.Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to support you i ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship Role
1 day ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomLyndon CMHT is offering a Preceptorship programme to help a newly qualified nurse get the very best start, not only within nursing but within community nursing/community care. · Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to support yo ...
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CPN - CMHT Band 6
6 days ago
Hunter AHP Resourcing Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Contract, Full timeCommunity Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) - Wolverhampton - Ongoing · We are presently seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with extensive community experience who is eager to embrace a new professional challenge. · Below, we outline key details of this role: · Job Title: CPN - ...
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Band 5/6 Cpn Preceptorship Role
1 day ago
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham, United KingdomOA Solihull Hub CMHTs, is offering a Preceptorship programme to help newly qualified nurses get the very best start, not only within nursing but within community nursing/community care. · Our preceptorship programme is designed specifically for you as a newly qualified nurse, to ...
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Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust West Bromwich, United Kingdomplease see attached job description and person specification. Our current operational hours are 8am 4pm 7 days per week. Post holder will work weekends on a rota basis ...
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Band 6 Cpn Older Adult Home Treatment Team
2 days ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust West Bromwich, United KingdomThe post holders will work closely with the multi disciplinary team in their locality. They will offer rapid assessment and time limited intensive treatment to people in their own home in order to prevent hospital admission or facilitate discharge from hospital through a recovery ...
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Band 6 Cpn Older Adult Home Treatment Team
1 week ago
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Wolverhampton, United KingdomResponsible for identifying and ordering shortfalls in stocks of equipment / medication essential to clients needs. To invariably inform doctors, family members and other involved agencies, e.g. housing providers, of progress, possible risks and contingency strategies to deal wit ...
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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Marston Green, United KingdomThe Older Adult Solihull Hub CMHT is looking to recruit either a CPN or an allied health professional into the team. · The post holder(s) will be responsible as the Care Coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence based c ...
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Band 6 CPN- COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
2 days ago
Hourglass Staffing East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, United KingdomBand 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse · Are you looking for a better work life balance? · Here at Tripod Health we're currently recruiting for all Mental health positions including but not limited to CPNs, RMNs, RNLDs and CAMHS practitioners. · Location: Queens Hospital, Belvedere R ...
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CPN (Eating Disorders Team) - Band 6
1 week ago
Hunter AHP Worcester, United Kingdom Full timeJob Title: Locum Community Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/SW/OT) - Band 6 · Specialization: Eating Disorders (EDS) Team · Location: Redditch or Worcester, UK · Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Start Date: ASAP · Pay Rate: £24-26 per hour · About Us: We are a ...
Band 6 CPN - Walsall, United Kingdom - Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
A permanent post to work as a member of Walsall North Community Mental Health Team to provide community psychiatric nursing care to people with severe mental health needs in the context of the care programme approach in secondary care. As a qualified nurse, the post holder will carry a caseload provide care co-ordination, implement and evaluation of care for people with mental health problems in the community.
They will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the continuing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
Ensure the care of patients is implemented according to their care plan and to the patient's individual needs.
Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary/agency, providing a nursing contribution to the team's functioning.
To provide backup/support for Duty Worker as required.
Apply appropriate skills of prioritisation, decision making and implementing interventions taking account of clinical risk factors and personal safety.
Apply assessment, interpretation and judgement skills in assessing and managing clinical risks.
Manage a defined caseload fulfilling the role of care co-ordinator and controlling entry and discharge to and from the caseload.
About us
The post holder will report directly to the Team Manager and will work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team consisting of community psychiatric nurses, Occupational Therapists, Nursing Assistants and the wider medical team.
In the absence of the Team Manager, the job holder will report to the Clinical Lead or Service Manager.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Community Recovery Service (CRS) to provide community psychiatric nursing care to people with severe mental health needs in the context of the care programme approach in secondary care. As a qualified nurse, the post holder will carry a caseload provide care co-ordination, implement and evaluation of care for people with mental health problems in the community.
They will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the continuing development of the service.
The post holder will report directly to the Team Manager and will work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team consisting of community psychiatric nurses, Occupational Therapists, Nursing Assistants and the wider medical team.
In the absence of the Team Manager, the job holder will report to the Clinical Lead or Service Manager.
knowledge
Essential
Desirable
