Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse within the Complex Intervention and Treatment Team (CITT) in North Somerset. We are an integrated health and social care team that provides support for later life service users across the locality with both functional illness and dementia.
You should be an organised, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who has excellent communication skills, a flexible approach to work and be committed to working with later life service users. Previous experience of working with this client group would be an advantage. We are a very supportive team offering a range of opportunities for supervision.
We would welcome anyone who would like to come along for an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
You will be a key worker and will co produce Safety Assessments and Personal Wellbeing Plans with your service users and their families/carers.
This will include signposting toand navigatingcommunity resources
You will be completing Care Act assessments, if indicated, using the local authority IT system LAS.
We operate a duty system, staffed by 1 qualified person each day.
Attending team meetings and contributing to case discussions.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake quality comprehensive mental health and social care needs assessment, including safety assessment for service users.
- Be responsible for a specific caseload of service users using the Personal Wellbeing Plan acting as Key Worker.
- Establish with the service user and carer (where appropriate) an agreed plan, which includes evidence based interventions to address assessed needs, how outcomes will be measured and agreed timescale for input. To arrange such services as are appropriate to the plan using the Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan approach.
- Regularly evaluate the plan with the service user and alter as required.
- Undertake specialist assessments, eg cognitive testing and Continuing Health Care referrals, as required.
Record Keeping & Administration
- Keep contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with Trust policy, professional guidelines and local team procedures.
- Collect and input information and appropriate statistics for providing overall information about clinical activity.
- Use time effectively and make appropriate use of resources.
- Attend team meetings and participate in clinical discussion, presenting complex cases when appropriate.
Clinical Liaison
- Provide effective communication both within AWP and with Primary Care, Social Services and a range of other voluntary and statutory organisations.
- Sensitively and appropriately communicate with colleagues, service users, carers and relatives.
- Operate within the Multi Agency Policy on Safeguarding Adults and participate in the investigation process as appropriate.
Continuing Professional Development and Practice
Maintain and develop professional knowledge skills and expertise, to ensure that practice reflects best practice and remain current and evidence based.
- Act in accordance within the guidelines from the NMC.
- Work to the policies and procedures of the Trust.
- Ensure knowledge of and work to any local team policies and procedures.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- Take responsibility for post-registration education and practice requirements for continued professional development needs.
- Ensure the provision and fully participate in the clinical and management supervision and appraisal process.
- Actively participate in the Trusts policy of appraisal and staff development.
- Maintain up to date knowledge and skills of appropriate IT systems.
Teaching, Education and Audit
- Contribute to the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre and post registered students and new team members and act as a mentor for nursing students.
- Provide formal feedback from training sessions attended.
- Identify, initiate and support the development of improvements in the service, including clinical audit.
Management
- Provide supervision for other staff members both qualified and unqualified as required by the Team Manager/Senior Practitioner.
- Lead on agreed service development initiatives or represent the team.
Other Duties
The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not of themselves justify the re-evaluation of a post. In cases, however, where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities of a post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Undertake quality comprehensive mental health and social care needs assessment, including safety assessment for service users.
- Be responsible for a specific caseload of service users using the Personal Wellbeing Plan acting as Key Worker.
- Establish with the service user and carer (where appropriate) an agreed plan, which includes evidence based interventions to address assessed needs, how outcomes will be measured and agreed timescale for input. To arrange such services as are appropriate to the plan using the Your Team Your Conversation Your Plan approach.
- Regularly evaluate the plan with the service user and alter as required.
- Undertake specialist assessments, eg cognitive testing and Continuing Health Care referrals, as required.
Record Keeping & Administration
- Keep contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with Trust policy, professional guidelines and local team procedures.
- Collect and input information and appropriate statistics for providing overall information about clinical activity.
- Use time effectively and make appropriate use of resources.
- Attend team meetings and participate in clinical discussion, presenting complex cases when appropriate.
Clinical Liaison
- Provide effective communication both within AWP and with Primary Care, Social Services and a range of other voluntary and statutory organisations.
- Sensitively and appropriately communicate with colleagues, service users, carers and relatives.
- Operate within the Multi Agency Policy on Safeguarding Adults and participate in the investigation process as appropriate.
Continuing Professional Development and Practice
Maintain and develop professional knowledge skills and expertise, to ensure that practice reflects best practice and remain current and evidence based.
- Act in accordance within the guidelines from the NMC.
- Work to the policies and procedures of the Trust.
- Ensure knowledge of and work to any local team policies and procedures.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant medicines, related medication management issues and act in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- Take responsibility for post-registration education and practice requirements for continued professional development needs.
- Ensure the provision and fully participate in the clinical and management supervision and appraisal process.
- Actively participate in the Trusts policy of appraisal and staff development.
- Maintain up to date knowledge and skills of appropriate IT systems.
Teaching, Education and Audit
- Contribute to the provision of an appropriate learning environment for pre and post registered students and new team members and act as a mentor for nursing students.
- Provide formal feedback from training sessions attended.
- Identify, initiate and support the development of improvements in the service, including clinical audit.
Management
- Provide supervision for other staff members both qualified and unqualified as required by the Team Manager/Senior Practitioner.
- Lead on agreed service development initiatives or represent the team.
Other Duties
The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description for the post. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibilities entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not of themselves justify the re-evaluation of a post. In cases, however, where a permanent and substantial change in the duties and responsibilities of a post occurs, consistent with a higher level of responsibility, then the post would be eligible for re-evaluation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified RMN
- Car driver or otherwise independently mobile
Desirable
- A relevant post graduate qualification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to conduct comprehensive community based assessments, including risk assessment and management of risk and Continuing Health Care.
- Ability to manage a clinical caseload.
- Self motivated and able to work without direct supervision.
- Ability and commitment to engage with and empower users and carers.
- Demonstrates ability to operate as a team player.
- Ability to liaise and consult with agencies and other professionals.
- Committed to contributing to team development and able to provide leadership, direction and supervision to less experienced staff and students.
Desirable
- Experience or ability to learn how to use LAS, the social care IT system
Policy and law
Essential
- Experience of working with the MCA, the Care Act, the MHA and DoLS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified RMN
- Car driver or otherwise independently mobile
Desirable
- A relevant post graduate qualification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to conduct comprehensive community based assessments, including risk assessment and management of risk and Continuing Health Care.
- Ability to manage a clinical caseload.
- Self motivated and able to work without direct supervision.
- Ability and commitment to engage with and empower users and carers.
- Demonstrates ability to operate as a team player.
- Ability to liaise and consult with agencies and other professionals.
- Committed to contributing to team development and able to provide leadership, direction and supervision to less experienced staff and students.
Desirable
- Experience or ability to learn how to use LAS, the social care IT system
Policy and law
Essential
- Experience of working with the MCA, the Care Act, the MHA and DoLS
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).
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