Job summary
The Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Service is a developing service that works with people with complex severe and ensuring mental illnesses and their families within their local communities.
The service provides specialist assessment, treatment and support to stabilise people's symptoms and help them gain/regain their skills and confidence to live successfully in the community - adopting a team approach to care delivery.
The service will support individuals in their own homes, in supported accommodation and those returning from out of area hospitals.
The service has strong working relationships with other services both internally and externally, striving to make a significant difference in our communities.
We promote regular CPD opportunities both internally and externally and support individuals to develop specialised nursing skills to work in a complex area of mental health care.
Contact with the recruiting manager is strongly advised prior to interview for further information about the role/service.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake clinical assessments to establish the person's needs, goals and risks and generate a formulation based care plan with all involved.
- Deliver recovery focussed and evidence based interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people
- Manage a caseload, as named keyworker, of individuals with complex severe and enduring mental illness
- Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
- Complete and contribute to robust risk assessments and risk management plans - deliver and promote positive risk taking
- Participate in the development of the service - assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have an ability to build positive multidisciplinary team relationships, and work collaboratively with external agencies, patients and their families/carers.
- Demonstrate good leadership skills
About us
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached to this advert for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached to this advert for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health Nurse on NMC Register.
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
Desirable
- Leadership qualification/course
- Registered Practice Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration experience working with adults experiencing complex severe and enduring mental health needs
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with complex severe and enduring mental health problems in a community setting.
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines and Long Term Plan
- Understanding of the principles of the Care Review Process and Community Care Act
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Skilled in the assessment and management of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans
- Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Skilled in undertaking and interpreting physical health investigations and providing physical health promotion advice including: weight, BMI, blood pressure, smoking, alcohol, drugs (prescribed and non-prescribed
- Skilled in the administration of pharmacological interventions
- Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies
Desirable
- Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered mental health Nurse on NMC Register.
- Post-registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
Desirable
- Leadership qualification/course
- Registered Practice Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration experience working with adults experiencing complex severe and enduring mental health needs
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with complex severe and enduring mental health problems in a community setting.
- Experience of integrating care delivery across multi-disciplinary /multi agency teams
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health NICE Guidelines and Long Term Plan
- Understanding of the principles of the Care Review Process and Community Care Act
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Skilled in the assessment and management of clinical risk and developing and communicating appropriate risk management plans
- Knowledge of the physical health needs and monitoring requirements for people with severe and enduring mental illness
- Skilled in undertaking and interpreting physical health investigations and providing physical health promotion advice including: weight, BMI, blood pressure, smoking, alcohol, drugs (prescribed and non-prescribed
- Skilled in the administration of pharmacological interventions
- Range of Interpersonal skills, (communication, listening, working collaboratively) maintaining good working relationships with service users/carers, other service providers and agencies
Desirable
- Skilled in utilising specific assessments and outcome measures including; GAD7, PHQ9, CAARMS, PANNS, SWEMWBS, Lunsers, GASS
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
