Senior Community Psychiatric Nurse

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a permanent, full-time, Band 6 Senior Community Psychiatric Nurses to join the Complex Care Team; a mental health community service in Wolverhampton.

Band 6

Salary: Per Annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Complex care service is based at Penn Hospital in Wolverhampton. We are a community based service and offer treatment and support for individuals with a severe and enduring mental health difficulties. These

are typically care clusters 8 and 11-17 . These individuals are likely experiencing mental health difficulties such as Psychosis, Bipolar, depression & anxiety related disorders and personality disorder

Main duties of the job

We seek highly a motivated individual who is looking for a new challenge and who has the skills to make a difference with our service users.

Applicants must be RMN qualified and have substantial post registration experience in working with working age adults who experience acute severe and enduring mental health difficulties, within the area of specialty.

The successful candidate will be able to deliver high quality and safe patient care in line with CPA and discharge planning as they will be instrumental in working with and developing processes that support our service progression. The Candidate will also have an interest and knowledge of Personality Disorder.

You will be committed to a Recovery focused way of working, inherent within the team culture, empowering and instilling hope to our service users.

About us

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.

The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country . We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.

This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families.

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

285-6803-MH

Job locations

Pen Hospital

Penn road

Wolverhampton

WV4 5HN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more details.

Professional:

1.1. To adopt and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary agency approach to care, ensuring that all aspects of the patients needs are met.

1.2. To set professional standards of care and to monitor, measure and audit the effectiveness of care given.

1.3. To ensure an effective communication mechanism is in place, particularly with regard to patients care and progress, to include patients and relatives.

1.4. To deploy, supervise and support other members of the nursing team in the provision of a professional nursing service.

1.5. The utilisation of available resources and services within the community setting, identifying any inadequacies and taking appropriate action to enhance the quality of care available within their client group.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for more details.

Professional:

1.1. To adopt and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary agency approach to care, ensuring that all aspects of the patients needs are met.

1.2. To set professional standards of care and to monitor, measure and audit the effectiveness of care given.

1.3. To ensure an effective communication mechanism is in place, particularly with regard to patients care and progress, to include patients and relatives.

1.4. To deploy, supervise and support other members of the nursing team in the provision of a professional nursing service.

1.5. The utilisation of available resources and services within the community setting, identifying any inadequacies and taking appropriate action to enhance the quality of care available within their client group.

Person Specification

Qualification/Skill/Experience

Essential

  • Years Experience and skills

Desirable

  • Car Driver
Person Specification

Qualification/Skill/Experience

Essential

  • Years Experience and skills

Desirable

  • Car Driver

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).

Additional information

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

Pen Hospital

Penn road

Wolverhampton

WV4 5HN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Pen Hospital

Penn road

Wolverhampton

WV4 5HN


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Gee Panesar

gurcharan.panesar@nhs.net

01902443966

Date posted

02 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

285-6803-MH

Job locations

Pen Hospital

Penn road

Wolverhampton

WV4 5HN


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