Community Mental Health Nurse (Permanent)

We have opportunities for Band 6 Community Nurses in our welcoming and friendly Adult Community Mental Health Services in Dacorum.
We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our vibrant, friendly and supportive multi disciplinary team.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for further development with their knowledge of nursing in a community setting.
Successful candidates will be working closely with experienced colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside allied teams in the wider local mental health system, making a difference to the quality of our service user experience.
Successful candidates will also benefit from a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development opportunities, regular supervision, and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust .
The post holder will be able to undertake assessments of needs of service users, working in partnership with service users and their families, to formulate Personalised care and support plans and risk assessments.
The post holder will be involved in physical procedures including administration of oral and injectable medications, the storage and transportation of them, and the monitoring of people's physical responses to medications and physical health, such as blood pressure, glucose and weight monitoring.
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. Band: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Part-time
To carry a clinical caseload and act as the lead practitioner fulfilling the named nurse role for a group of service users. The post provides opportunities to specialise in different aspects of specialist mental health care.
To undertake comprehensive personalised care and support needs and risk assessments(including capacity assessments)
To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required.
To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and workrelated legislation and policy at all times.
Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Knowledge/Training/Experience
RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
ENB 812/Bsc in Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health)
Post registration experience at Band 5 level or equivalent
Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
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
Experience of working with acute mental health problems in a community setting.

Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, ethical issues, strategic frameworks and current guidelines regarding the range of presenting problems in adult mental health, their implications for both practices and clinical management
Evidence of continuing professional development
Clinical risk assessment and management in a community setting.
Skills to use and give supervision effectively
Skills in applying theory to practice and ability to use a range of models in formulating community care plans.
Ability to work with diverse communities in a wide variety of contexts
safeguarding; serious mental ill health and risk of self-harm
Ability to apply practice governance as appropriate to maintain ethical and effective clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
Assessing and monitoring physical health care
Able to communicate effectively, orally and in writing at an ageappropriate level - complex, technical, and/or clinically sensitive information to service users, their families, carers and professionals within and outside the NHS
Ability to maintain high standards of record keeping, including data entry and recording.
Ability to work autonomously, setting appropriate goals in accordance with professional, ethical guidelines and Trust policies.
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.
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