Our friendly and dynamic Older Person's Community Mental Health Team are looking for a talented and motivated Mental Health Nurse to join us in delivering high quality care to our service users and families.

We aspire to provide excellent services, with person-centred care and recovery-focused interventions for our service users. We have an established, experienced and supportive team who you would work with and who can provide the necessary framework to sustain and develop your skills and interests.

We are looking for either an experienced Band 5 or Band 6 Practitioner who is keen to work with Older Adults with mental health needs in the Community. They will be able to demonstrate an excellent knowledge of organic and functional mental illness as well as having some knowledge of physical health problems. They will also be expected to contribute to the wider working of the team, which would be participating in the duty system and supervising more junior staff.

Ability to drive and use of a car for work purpose is essential in this role.

For further information, please contact Sonal Shaw, OPMH CMHT Team Lead on 0300 303 1730

Main duties of the job

Leading and contributing in the process of assessing, planning and coordinating service user care and undertaking interventions in line with agreed care plan.

Delivering higher level intensity community interventions as part of the integrated Shared Care model.

Formulating care plans in line with assessed need.

Working in a manner which is helpful to the service user and the referrer, based on principles of recovery, personalisation and choice.

Working with individuals in the least restrictive manner possible.

Deputising for the Team Leader as required.

You will have previous experience in the effective and positive management of people with mental health needs and will be able to evidence effective team working and leadership skills.

Supporting/supervising junior members of Staff and providing mentorship for Students.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration with the NMC with a passion in mental health.
• Significant Post Qualifying Experience.
• Working with OPMH service user group functional and organic Mental health conditions.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Newtown House

2a and 2b Newtown Road

Eastleigh

Hampshire

SO50 9DB

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348-SW-5379