Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services in Cheshunt.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of nursing in a community setting, working closely with colleagues in a small supportive team, and making a real difference to the quality of services.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes - including business insurance - is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

• be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care
• have regular supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities
• provided with excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.

Newly registered Band 5 community nurses are supported in their transition from student to nurse through a 12 month preceptorship programme.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To manage a patient caseload, identified and agreed in consultation with medical, nursing and other professions in the
• To carry out specialist mental health care assessments. Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist care. This will include frequent requirement for intense
• To use a variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of the individual and the clinical setting in which they are
• To provide ongoing interventions for people where assessment indicates this to be relevant to their
• To be responsible for the administration, carriage and storage of medication in accordance with relevant Trust policies. To ensure safe disposal of equipment used in the Community e.g. syringes, needles, in accordance with Trust
• To actively plan and participate in safe discharge from the service following agreed care pathway (CPA) as agreed with the MDT
• To deliver care that is person centred and recovery focused, reflecting current best practice and challenge practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality
• To be aware of the physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer physical conditions on as
• To use research findings in formulating nursing care plans and develop awareness of the significance of nursing research and wider evidence based practice in community mental health
• Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of service users with mental health problems and develop strategies to meet those needs; e.g. self-help groups, respite care, Carers
• To participate in the Trusts adverse incidents reporting systems and comply with the Trusts procedure and techniques for managing risks.

For a more in-depth Job and Person Specification please see the document attached,

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience
Essential

• RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing

Desirable

• ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.

Experience
Essential

• Experienced post registration at Band 5 in a relevant mental health setting or if newly qualified will participate in the Trusts Preceptorship Scheme

Desirable

• Experience in working with acute mental health problems in a community setting

SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY
Essential

• Knowledge of MHA (1983), CPA, Risk Assessment and Section 25 etc.
• Effective multi professional team communication & team working.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with supervision
• Medication administration.

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Understanding primary/secondary care interface
• Successful change experiences

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.