Job summary
Due to Community Transformation, We have multiple new, innovative fully-funded vacancies (Either FT or PT) for motivated Band 6 Mental Health Nurses to join our Primary Care Mental Health Team in Sandwell.
You would be based out of an office (Quayside House, Oldbury) with regular Primary Care/GP or Home visits so having a car is essential. As this is a new service, this is your chance to be part of, and shape our community transformation within Sandwell!
The successful candidate will join our Primary Care Mental Health (PCMH) service, which bridges the gap between NHS Talking Therapies and Community Mental Health Services. The service provides triage, assessment, signposting, referral and brief NICE guidance interventions delivered through a person-centered and recovery focused model.
We are really excited to be developing our integrated community services and look forward to welcoming you to a hardworking and dedicated team. You can find out more about these transformative developments on our website.
The successful candidate will work closely with Primary, Secondary and Specialist Care Teams, ensuring that individuals with mental health problems are stepped up/down and receive care and treatment appropriate to their individual needs.
If you're someone who is innovative, proactive, and passionate about providing high-quality holistic care, then don't miss your opportunity to apply for this exciting role.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will be working with a team that consist of a Team Manager, Clinical Lead, Mental Health Nurses, Access Practitioners, Clinical Care Navigator Manager, Mental Health Practitioners (ARRS), GP's, Consultants and Administrators.
To be an experienced mental health nurse with the ability to effectively screen, assess and work with service users with:
- complex and common mental health needs
- stable, predictable and enduring serious mental health needs
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Care Mental Health Nurse skills and attributions:
- To deliver Primary care recovery focused Psychological Interventions that meet the need of service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for Talking Therapies yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health.
- Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics.
- To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them with highly specialised advice concerning care when appropriate and liaising with GPs and MH teams.
- To be part of a developing team where you can influence improvements for the benefits of our patients.
- To have excellent assessment skills and be able to direct care with compassion and efficiency
- promote mental health, and liaise with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory organisations.
- To be a confident communicator and be able to work well with a range of professionals.
- The ability to manage your own case load of clients is paramount, along with the ability to triage referrals for the non-urgent mental health pathway, undertake mental health assessments, risk assessment, deliver therapeutic interventions in an accessible way for those who may struggle to engage in formal structured approaches and refer/signpost clients to other services.
- The role demands the ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of often challenging mental health problems presented by clients within a primary care mental health setting.
Flexibility and capacity to embrace change
Job description
Job responsibilities
Primary Care Mental Health Nurse skills and attributions:
- To deliver Primary care recovery focused Psychological Interventions that meet the need of service users who are too complex and/or not suitable for Talking Therapies yet do not meet the threshold for the Psychological Therapies in Secondary care mental health.
- Post holders will have a high level of autonomy working across designated GP practices, managing their own clinics.
- To review patients presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding treatment interventions providing them with highly specialised advice concerning care when appropriate and liaising with GPs and MH teams.
- To be part of a developing team where you can influence improvements for the benefits of our patients.
- To have excellent assessment skills and be able to direct care with compassion and efficiency
- promote mental health, and liaise with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory organisations.
- To be a confident communicator and be able to work well with a range of professionals.
- The ability to manage your own case load of clients is paramount, along with the ability to triage referrals for the non-urgent mental health pathway, undertake mental health assessments, risk assessment, deliver therapeutic interventions in an accessible way for those who may struggle to engage in formal structured approaches and refer/signpost clients to other services.
- The role demands the ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of often challenging mental health problems presented by clients within a primary care mental health setting.
Flexibility and capacity to embrace change
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- RMN Qualification
- 12 months experience working as a qualified nurse in mental health
Desirable
- 6 months community experience in mental health
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- RMN Qualification
- 12 months experience working as a qualified nurse in mental health
Desirable
- 6 months community experience in mental health
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.
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.
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).
