Community Mental Health Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse who has an enthusiasm for and passion to work within older adult's mental health services.

The Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse will have the opportunity to consolidate their skills in mental health nursing and we want to recruit someone who is keen to develop the specialist skills needed in an older adults mental health team.

This post does offer a preceptorship so newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply.

Fylde Coast RITT is an Older Adults Community Mental Health service based at the Lytham Unit, Lytham hospital.

We are a 7 day a week service with operating hours from 8am to 8pm, shifts worked at present can be Early (8-4pm) Late (12-8pm) including some weekend work (at present one in four)

Main duties of the job

- To undertake mental health assessments including risk assessments within a multi-disciplinaryassessment.- Working closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist, thus ensuring that there is a multidisciplinary team approach.- To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.- To provide a fast, responsive service to assess individuals needs for access into mental health services.- Providing a communication structure between GP's , IAPT and non IAPT services in LCFT, non-statuaryservice as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care .- To provide mentoring and clinical supervision to other staff and trainees on placement.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

02 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-FYL610-SRP

Job locations

Lytham Unit, Lytham Hospital

Warton Street

Lytham

FY8 5EE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge

Essential

In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.
Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems.
Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues.
In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy, including CPA.

Experience

Essential

Clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework.
Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options.
Time management and caseload management skills.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge

Essential

In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.
Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems.
Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues.
In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy, including CPA.

Experience

Essential

Clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework.
Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options.
Time management and caseload management skills.

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.