South Shropshire Mental Health Service are recruiting a part time 28 hour NMC registered Community Mental Health Nurse to work within Community Mental Health in South West Shropshire at Band 5, the post is suitable for newly qualified nurses and preceptorship will be offered.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for community work, ideally with experience, relevant knowledge and a commitment to working with adults with mental health needs. The post holder needs to be able to demonstrate drive and motivation in providing evidence based interventions and support to individuals with severe and enduring mental health disorders. There will be an expectation that the post holder will act as a key worker offering recovery focused Interventions, provide supervision to support workers and work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. Experience of providing Brief Interventions would be an advantage but full training can be offered to develop the essential skill base.

You will have the opportunity to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team working alongside Medical, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Community Mental Health Nurse and Support Worker colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Main duties and responsibilities

Take responsibility, with supervision of the Band 6 Nurse, for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans ( Single Assessment Process).

Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.

Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.

Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.

Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.

Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to: the formulation of the person's needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person's negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions. The post holder, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, will provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.

Main duties and responsibilities

Take responsibility, with supervision of the Band 6 Nurse, for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans ( Single Assessment Process).

Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.

Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.

Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.

Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.

Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.

Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.

Support in the provision of formal and informal training of pre/post registration students, staff members, carers and service users.

Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.

Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the ward/department (as set by the responsible nurse) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.

The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.

Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.

Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse on NMC Register.
• Conforms to NMC requirements

Desirable

• Registered General Nurse
• BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
• Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs.

Desirable

• Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously.

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community Mental Health Team

25 Corve Street

Ludlow

SY8 1DA

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