Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

Are you a trained Mental Health Nurse with an interest in Adult Mental Health and passionate about recovery? Shaftesbury Community Mental Health Team are recruiting a Community Mental Health Nurse.

The Community Mental Health team provides recovery focused treatment plans for those people with severe mental illness. Experience of working in a community mental health environment would be beneficial but is not essential. You will need to be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery within your work with service users

As a Community Mental Health Nurse, you will manage a caseload of patients and provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to patients and their families. You will be reliable, committed, dynamic, and a motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise work.

You will be supported in your clinical work, and professional development with ongoing supportive supervision together with an agreed programme of induction and orientation as required.

This is a part time post of 18.75 hours based in Shaftesbury and covers surrounding areas. You will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings.

Applications from candidates that require visa sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of an established integrated multi-disciplinary team, this team is made up of a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Social Workers, OT and Support Time Recovery Workers with further support of Admin and a Psychologist.

You will provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.

You will plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings.

You will provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.

You will communicate effectively in verbal and written form. A good level of IT literacy is an essential requirement.

We would welcome you to come and meet us and have an informal discussion please contact Felicity Graham, Team Lead at felicity.graham@nhs.net or on 01747 856711.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced/Standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.