Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our team in Louth Older Person and Frailty CMHT based at Windsor House. If you are a Registered Health Care Profession, or due to qualify soon, and wish to work in this role, we look forward to hearing from you.

Louth OPF CMHT supports older Adults with complex Mental Health problems over the age of 65 and provides specialist memory assessment and treatment for adults of all ages (a new separate specialist memory assessment service is under development).

The role of the Band 5 CPN is to support the team in the assessment and treatment of the patients under our care, and a caseload will be carried by the successful applicant. This is an excellent opportunity for the successful individual to develop their clinical skills and, where possible, undertake the Band 6 development programme within the team in order to enable career progression, which will be explored through the LPFT clinical and managerial supervision process. If successful, you will be supported in professional development.

While the current vacancy is for 3 days / 22.5 hours per week, we are in discussions which may see us in a position to offer 5 days full-time / 37.5 hours per week. Please contact me to discuss.

Main duties of the job

Adhere to and maintain a high standard of professional conduct at all times as defined by the NMC, NICE, NIMHE and National Service Frameworks for Older People and for Mental Health.

Undertake and record high standards of core assessments in order to support the care and treatment delivered to our patients.

Undertake high standards of clinical care to support the patient, carers/families and the wider team.

Develop and promote skills to enhance the care we deliver to our patient group.

Work flexibly within the service.

Undertake the Band 6 development programme where appropriate.

Ensure all clinical pathways are followed in accordance with LPFT policy.

Manage a defined caseload under the supervision of an experienced member of the team, acting as care coordinator.

Communicate effectively at all times with patients, carers/families and colleagues.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.