Community Mental Health Nurse
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Bishops Stortford
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Closing date
- 24 Sep 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Mental health, Mental health nurse, Community nurse, Mental health nurse - community, Adult mental health nurse, Community mental health nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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We have two vacancies for the post of Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6 available within Adult Community Mental Health Services in Bishops Stortford. Part time applicants will also be considered.
You will be responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload: including implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Care Plans, administering and/or supervision of administration of prescribed medication and liaising with other professionals including GPs and external agencies. You will also ensure full compliance with aftercare issues such as Social Care requirements.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
We are on a Good to Great journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
The role will include management of depot clinics.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please to read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
To be accountable for delivering a quality services that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators
To contribute to strategic service development working collaboratively with other agencies.
All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Key Relationships
To support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter agency communication
To provide effective liaison/communication throughout the care pathway to service users, their carers and others, responding sensitively to all needs especially in highly emotive settings
To maintain effective joint working with others, developing positive working relationships and clear communications with MDT and other professionals
Ensure that all relevant information regarding service users care in particular issues of concern re practice and workload are communicated as necessary to the line manager
To liaise with other professionals in relation to service user care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings and attending case conferences required
Analytical and Judgemental
The post holder will be able to undertake assessment of need of service users who meets the service eligibility criteria, and their family. To formulate a care plan and risk assessment, review its effectiveness and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.
The post holder will be expected to identify and respond to acute presentations in order to manage risk and promote the safety and well being of the service user.
Utilise clinical judgement to evaluate service users physical and psychological responses to treatment.
To initiate, plan and deliver effective risk management systems within the clinical area
To ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with departmental procedures
To provide a responsive effective service to individuals in crisis
Planning and Organisation
To plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs
To take a leading role in the day to day management of the service supporting the Team Leader, including recruitment retention, rostering and attendance management as required.
To work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.
To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines
To act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times
To take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated
To support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents
To identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader
To plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed
Physical & Emotional Working Conditions and Environment
Document service user care by recording information on electronic care record, demonstrating keyboard skills.
To have the ability to sit with service users for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances and to sustain frequent, intense concentration.
To be adaptable to the physical environment, particularly when meeting service users in their homes, continually being aware of Trust Health & Safety Policies within this context.
Ability to cope with the physical demands of frequent travel across the Trust.
To drive own vehicle between bases
The post holder may be involved in physical procedures including administration of oral and injectable medications, the storage and transportation of them, and the monitoring of peoples physical responses to medications, such as blood pressure, glucose and weight monitoring.
The post holder will be expected to drive between appointments across a wide geographical area in order to manage numerous visits each day, across the west and south of the county and occasionally further.
The post holder will be expected to share office space in a hot desk arrangement and work in an open plan environment. Visits to service users occur mainly within their own homes and can therefore include exposure to a range of environments.
Work frequently in distressing, challenging and emotionally demanding situations requiring mental effort to undertake duties effectively.
The post holder may be exposed to unpleasant and distressing working conditions some service users may exhibit aggressive and abusive behaviour.
Mental Effort
Service User Care
To carry a clinical caseload and act as a CPA Care Coordinator, adhering to the CPA policy and fulfilling the named nurse role.
To undertake comprehensive health needs and risk assessments (including capacity assessments) and develop a care plan (Health Action Plan) in accordance with identified needs establishing specialist course of responsibilities/actions based on Recovery Principles.
To carry out joint assessment with other MDT as required.
To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and work related legislation and policy at all times.
To provide relevant up to date evidence based information about treatment/intervention that enables service users to make informed choices about their care.
To deliver evidence based care in a timely manner.
To make reactive recommendations as necessary when working alone in the community.
To undertake health promotion activities with individuals and groups.
To promote physical health and well being by providing health checks/screen and monitoring.
Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to supervise its administration and assess the service user for desired and non- desired effects.
To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required
To provide and facilitate specialist help and advice to other professionals agencies and carers
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
Managers have a duty to promote and support staffs personal health and wellbeing at all times, this includes both physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Managers have a responsibility to support staff by directing employees to services that are available to everyone to help in managing health and wellbeing.
They should be open and approachable as well as proactive in discussing and agreeing a process to monitor an employees mental and physical health.
Human Resources
To provide effective professional supervision/mentorship of junior staff and students assessing proficiencies of practice as required
To be a sign off mentor for students and provide a conducive learning environment
To maintain ones own Professional Registration and development
To actively participate in and seek clinical and professional supervision and appraisal in line with organisational policy
Financial Responsibility
To ensure effective and economic use of resources available
To comply with the relevant Trust and service financial policies and procedures
Service Development and Improvement
To remain up to date concerning relevant clinical, social and legal issues.
To be aware of relevant research findings and assist the Team Leader in the development of the team, incorporating evidence based practice.
To adhere to quality initiatives compatible with national targets and local standards applicable to practice.
To be involved in the development and use of quality assurance systems contributing to and participating in audits/outcomes, evaluation and lesson learning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA
London Road
Bishops Stortford
CM23 3LA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-ACMS-8566-A
You will be responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload: including implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Care Plans, administering and/or supervision of administration of prescribed medication and liaising with other professionals including GPs and external agencies. You will also ensure full compliance with aftercare issues such as Social Care requirements.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
We are on a Good to Great journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
The role will include management of depot clinics.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?
Then please to read on...
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
The post-holder will be responsible for the clinical and operational day to day service delivery ensuring that an individualised comprehensive assessment and Care Management service is effectively delivered.
Responsibilities include the clinical and operational supervision of junior nursing staff and students as delegated by the team manager.
To be accountable for delivering a quality services that is effective and efficient in line with the organisations objectives and performance indicators
To contribute to strategic service development working collaboratively with other agencies.
All staff should comply with the Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Key Relationships
To support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter agency communication
To provide effective liaison/communication throughout the care pathway to service users, their carers and others, responding sensitively to all needs especially in highly emotive settings
To maintain effective joint working with others, developing positive working relationships and clear communications with MDT and other professionals
Ensure that all relevant information regarding service users care in particular issues of concern re practice and workload are communicated as necessary to the line manager
To liaise with other professionals in relation to service user care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings and attending case conferences required
Analytical and Judgemental
The post holder will be able to undertake assessment of need of service users who meets the service eligibility criteria, and their family. To formulate a care plan and risk assessment, review its effectiveness and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.
The post holder will be expected to identify and respond to acute presentations in order to manage risk and promote the safety and well being of the service user.
Utilise clinical judgement to evaluate service users physical and psychological responses to treatment.
To initiate, plan and deliver effective risk management systems within the clinical area
To ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with departmental procedures
To provide a responsive effective service to individuals in crisis
Planning and Organisation
To plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs
To take a leading role in the day to day management of the service supporting the Team Leader, including recruitment retention, rostering and attendance management as required.
To work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.
To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines
To act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times
To take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated
To support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents
To identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader
To plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed
Physical & Emotional Working Conditions and Environment
Document service user care by recording information on electronic care record, demonstrating keyboard skills.
To have the ability to sit with service users for extended periods of time, often within pressurised circumstances and to sustain frequent, intense concentration.
To be adaptable to the physical environment, particularly when meeting service users in their homes, continually being aware of Trust Health & Safety Policies within this context.
Ability to cope with the physical demands of frequent travel across the Trust.
To drive own vehicle between bases
The post holder may be involved in physical procedures including administration of oral and injectable medications, the storage and transportation of them, and the monitoring of peoples physical responses to medications, such as blood pressure, glucose and weight monitoring.
The post holder will be expected to drive between appointments across a wide geographical area in order to manage numerous visits each day, across the west and south of the county and occasionally further.
The post holder will be expected to share office space in a hot desk arrangement and work in an open plan environment. Visits to service users occur mainly within their own homes and can therefore include exposure to a range of environments.
Work frequently in distressing, challenging and emotionally demanding situations requiring mental effort to undertake duties effectively.
The post holder may be exposed to unpleasant and distressing working conditions some service users may exhibit aggressive and abusive behaviour.
Mental Effort
Service User Care
To carry a clinical caseload and act as a CPA Care Coordinator, adhering to the CPA policy and fulfilling the named nurse role.
To undertake comprehensive health needs and risk assessments (including capacity assessments) and develop a care plan (Health Action Plan) in accordance with identified needs establishing specialist course of responsibilities/actions based on Recovery Principles.
To carry out joint assessment with other MDT as required.
To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and work related legislation and policy at all times.
To provide relevant up to date evidence based information about treatment/intervention that enables service users to make informed choices about their care.
To deliver evidence based care in a timely manner.
To make reactive recommendations as necessary when working alone in the community.
To undertake health promotion activities with individuals and groups.
To promote physical health and well being by providing health checks/screen and monitoring.
Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to supervise its administration and assess the service user for desired and non- desired effects.
To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required
To provide and facilitate specialist help and advice to other professionals agencies and carers
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
Managers have a duty to promote and support staffs personal health and wellbeing at all times, this includes both physical and mental health and wellbeing.
Managers have a responsibility to support staff by directing employees to services that are available to everyone to help in managing health and wellbeing.
They should be open and approachable as well as proactive in discussing and agreeing a process to monitor an employees mental and physical health.
Human Resources
To provide effective professional supervision/mentorship of junior staff and students assessing proficiencies of practice as required
To be a sign off mentor for students and provide a conducive learning environment
To maintain ones own Professional Registration and development
To actively participate in and seek clinical and professional supervision and appraisal in line with organisational policy
Financial Responsibility
To ensure effective and economic use of resources available
To comply with the relevant Trust and service financial policies and procedures
Service Development and Improvement
To remain up to date concerning relevant clinical, social and legal issues.
To be aware of relevant research findings and assist the Team Leader in the development of the team, incorporating evidence based practice.
To adhere to quality initiatives compatible with national targets and local standards applicable to practice.
To be involved in the development and use of quality assurance systems contributing to and participating in audits/outcomes, evaluation and lesson learning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN or Dip/Bsc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
- ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship
Desirable
- ENB812/Bsc in Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health)
- Psychosocial interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a range of settings relevant to the post
- At least 2 years of post-registration experience with at least one year at Band 5
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient/day care services
- Experience of working in situations or crisis and emotionally demanding environments
- Experience and knowledge of safeguarding process
- Experience of teaching and training
- Experience and knowledge of working in a multi-ethnic community
- Experience of delivering evidence based care
Desirable
- Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA
London Road
Bishops Stortford
CM23 3LA
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-ACMS-8566-A
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