Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

Our Community Older Persons Mental Health Team in Portsmouth are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic Nurse to join our friendly team, who provide skilled assessments and treatment interventions to older adults.

To be a successful applicant you will need to be a Registered Nurse, preferably RMN, with experience in the care of older adult with mental health problems. You must be enthusiastic in working with older adults to provide compassionate care to patients and their families, and have knowledge of dementia and functional illness with a good understanding of physical health and frailty.

You will be required to work within the wider MDT team, implementing and evaluating care, managing your caseload, supervising Healthcare Support Workers, junior staff and students within the team. You will play an important role in our team, as we aspire to provide excellent care to our patients and strive to improve and develop our service in line with national and local guidance.

Access to a car for this role and a full driving licence is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Postholder will work within the Older Persons Community Mental health Team providing high quality mental health nursing care to adults over the age of 65 with complex mental health psychiatric conditions / dementia and those under 65 with dementia.

To meet the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved mental health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment. Care is based on comprehensive assessment, ensures continuity and is patient client centred, culturally sensitive and evidence-based and which promotes independence.

To develop and maintain a culture of service improvement which promotes quality and safety and striving to do better. This is in line with the requirements set out in the NMC code which require all registered nurses to Prioritise people; Practice effectively; Preserve safety; Promote professionalism and trust.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

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

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