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Lead Nurse (Adult Care Community)

Employer
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Bolsover
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year pa, pro rata
Closing date
3 Oct 2022

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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
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The Bolsover and Clay Cross CMHT for Adults of Working Age, based at The Old Vicarage, Bolsover, is looking for two Registered Mental Health Nurses with post registration experience, who have a desire to work within a community setting.

We are an innovative and supportive and forward-thinking team.

It is an exciting time to work in the community mental health services as we are entering a period of transformation in line with the Community Mental Health Framework (Living Well).

We seek individuals who are warm, engaging and focussed on person-centred care.

You will be a good communicator, demonstrate respect and dignity.

We focus on empowerment and recovery for the service user and their families.

Risk assessment, formulation skills and care planning are essential.

You must hold a Mental Health professional qualification, applied knowledge & training in strategies to support individuals to manage their difficulties.

Main duties of the job

The post will entail working with people who are experiencing severe and enduring mental ill health and enabling them through their recovery journey.

You will work with a caseload of service users and support the duty function within the team.

You will offer initial assessment of mental health needs for new referrals to the team.

You will need a thorough knowledge of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate expertise in risk assessment and management working in a community setting.

It is essential that you have good communication skills and that you operate as a well-integrated member of our friendly, multi-disciplinary team, maintaining a person-centred focus.

As a lead nurse, you will have demonstrable RMN post registration experience and be able to demonstrate post registration study and development.

You will also need to demonstrate expertise around NMC nurse competencies.

You will be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.

We offer lots of supervision and training opportunities within the team to support practitioners development.

You will need to have the ability to transport yourself and service users across a wide geographical area without compromising service needs.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues treated patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

Benefits include:
  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunities


Job description Job responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Person Specification Registered Nurse RMN Essential
  • Registered Nurse
Desirable
  • ENB 998 or mentorship training
  • Evidence of on going professional development
Experience Essential
  • Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting
Desirable
  • Experience of working within a community team
Skills Essential
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work autonomously
Desirable
  • Experience of mentorship


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383-ACC-5530-22

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