Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, preferably with adult and community mental health experience, you will be responsible for assessing and formulating individual interventions, plans and outcome measures that promote recovery, in line with the recovery Model and relevant legislation for all people on your case load.

You will need to have an up to date knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health. The successful applicants will have previous experience of a range of therapeutic interventions and psychotropic medications. You will have proven ability to work with partner agencies, lead projects and motivate people to deliver them. You will have excellent communication skills with a flexible approach.The team is committed to provide safe, sound and supportive services. You will receive regular supervision, with opportunities to develop clinical and professional practice in line with service users needs and organisational values.

Person Specification

essential

Essential

• RMN
• Effective written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with staff at all levels both, internal and external , patients , carers, external agencies
• Ability to make assessment of situations involving reasoning.
• Ability to work own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience of working with individuals with severe mental illness.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary clinical teams.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and guidelines including MHA 1983 and CPA
• Working knowledge of risk management
• Knowledge of person centred care
• Demonstrates a belief in choice and involving recipients of care, their relatives and significant others in all discussions regarding need and service
• Demonstrates the belief that individuals with mental health problems should be enabled to achieve maximum possible independence and should be cared for in the least segregated and coercive setting possible
• Demonstrates a commitment to anti-oppressive practise

Desirable

• Effective IT skill including the ability to operate Microsoft office software packages to include email
• Knowledge of BME community and needs of this group

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Quayside House

Rounds Green Road

Oldbury

B69 2DG

Employer's website

https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)