Community Mental Health Nurse - United Kingdom - Wales Medicines Strategy Group

Description

Employer Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Balladen House Town Rawtenstall Salary £35,392 - £42,618 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/05/2024 23:59

Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

We require a skilled & experienced Band 6 Older Adult Community Mental Health Nurseto work within our RITT Team based at Balladen House, Rawtenstall, overlooking the beautiful Rossendale Valley.

The Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team supports patients predominantly aged over 65 years who may be experiencing a Functional or Dementia type illness. The team offer short term interventions and crisis support. The role also operates a Care Home Liaison function offering support in relation to behaviour management strategies for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. The role involves working alongside the Initial Response Services regards Older Adult Referrals.

The team is multi-disciplinary led, and works closely with other mental health services and teams in providing a holistic healthcare model.

Potential candidates ideally should have the relevant Older Adult /Adult Mental Health community experience, and have proven clinical skills matching with that of a Community mental health service.

We are looking for a candidate who has excellent knowledge and experience, and is able to demonstrate a positive attitude for change and to the care of the Older Adults- sat within the community setting.

For more information and an informal chat please contact us on the details provided

Main duties of the job

The ability to manage risk, liaise with & communicate effectively is essential for the role, and applicants should be able to demonstrate sound working knowledge around the current national and local drivers which underpin community transformation programmes.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate resilience and the ability to manage the demands of a busy community team. Be able to offer management and clinical supervision to band 5, band 4, band 3 staff, and act as a practice assessor to support student activity.

There is a robust supervision and personal development structure in place via the service manager and the successful candidate will have development opportunities in house and externally.

Knowledge and skills around the coordination role is desirable in line with the MDT approaches and processes, models and initiatives, which are underpinned by clear crisis & care plans, incorporating risk assessment and management plans.

To act as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring the effective assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation of care given to service users with severe and enduring mental illness under the care programme approach process whilst liaising with a wide range of multi-agency professionals.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification Qualifications

• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

Knowledge

• Understanding of health and safety policies and procedures Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
• Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development

Experience

• Willingness to participate in mentor/preceptorship process in respect of own practice
• Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks

Please note that further communication from Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.

For all posts which require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure & Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s). You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Care is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (especially those with experience of accessing mental health, or Learning Disability Services or caring for someone who has accessed mental health services or Learning Disability Services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. The organisation is proud to be listed as one of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers and our HR department holds the Lancashire LGBT Quality Mark. If there is anything you'd like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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