Job summary
Are you a Mental Health Nurse (RMN) looking for a new opportunity to work in an organisation that will help you develop and achieve your goals to become the best you can be? If so, you're in luck.
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity to join our Older Adults team in South Staffordshire.
While working with the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team, you'll shape the well-being of the elderly population in South Staffordshire; work in tandem with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, embodying the Trust's commitment to people-centric care. You will leverage your extensive experience in older adult community mental health, conducting assessments, formulating person-centred care plans and managing risk assessments and offering compassionate care in highly distressing situations.
Main duties of the job
Working in the Older Adults Community Team delivering high-quality clinical service to service users and their families.
Managing a complex caseload and being responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
Operating as a care coordinator for a defined caseload of service users
Delivering therapeutic interventions, following an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health-related difficulties.
You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and contributing to; the formulation of the person's needs and the development of a relevant plan based upon the person's negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions.
You will, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team, provide nursing interventions to support the person to meet their agreed goals and coordinate and/ or participate in the review of progress towards those goals, utilising recommended outcome measures, involving the service user and any identified carer throughout the clinical pathway.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:
- Supporting your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccination every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the below videos showcasing why you should grow your career with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube
You'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and youll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Check out the below videos showcasing why you should grow your career with us at MPFT:
Why Work for Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
Development and Progression Within Mental Health Services at MPFT - YouTube
What is it like to be a Mental Health Nurse in a community setting at MPFT? - YouTube
You'll join a team that works in close partnership with Staffordshire Police and Mental Health Services, and youll join a Trust that puts people at the heart of what we do.Your career with us will be enjoyable and rewarding as you develop specialist skills and make a real difference for some of the most vulnerable people in society. It's a career that you can take pride in and enjoy, and together we can make life better for our communities.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified/registered mental health Nurse (RMN)
- Evidence of professional updating and development within mental health services for older people
- Active and working on the NMC register
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to older adults and their carers
- Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies
- Experience of service user and carer involvement working
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
- Post registration experience in mental health
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified/registered mental health Nurse (RMN)
- Evidence of professional updating and development within mental health services for older people
- Active and working on the NMC register
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to older adults and their carers
- Experience of working with a range of statutory, non-statutory agencies
- Experience of service user and carer involvement working
Desirable
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
- Post registration 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).
