An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Depot and Clozapine Clinic within the Hereford City Neighbourhood Team.

The role will include assisting with the running of the depot/clozapine clinic and the administration and supervision of long acting injections. In the Clozapine Clinic you will be responsible for venepuncture and physical health monitoring and dispensing of medication. you will also be responsible in ensuring that the physical health needs of those diagnosed with a mental health diagnosis are met.

The team works within a multi-disciplinary service and the role will be varied and will offer opportunities to work with service users suffering from a range of serious mental illnesses and dual diagnoses.

We will provide you with resources to develop and profess a long term career as well as flexibility, continued professional development, supervision as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with the Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health services to adults within the local area

To deliver physical health interventions to patients under the service inclusive of phlebotomy

To assist in the management of a depot/clozapine clinic

• To administer long acting injections and facilitate clozapine monitoring
• To continually develop clinical, team and service evaluation and delivery of the service
• To contribute to effective multi-disciplinary team working within the CMHT and build effective liaison with the community, primary and other secondary and tertiary services and agencies within the area
• To meet the changing demands of the service as required.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the neighbourhood.

The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community. The post holder will communicate with people with a range of mental health needs to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people where there are barriers to understanding.

The post holder will employ a wide range of skills building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence. As a registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.

The post holder will utilise best evidence in order to analyse and to undertake a core mental health assessment, Formulate, Plan, implement and evaluate care.

The post holder will ensure that the physical health needs of individuals on their caseload are screened, monitored and appropriately responded to.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• One years experience working with people with mental health (this can be pre-qualification experience)

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered NMC Nurse
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

• Venepuncture

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current mental health issues
• Knowledge of risk assessment
• Knowledge of Common medications

Desirable

• Knowledge of Clozapine and depot management
• Knowledge of Physical health checks

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Unit D

178 Widemarsh Street

Hereford

HR4 9HN

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C9798-5069