Job summary
To provide specialist mental health expertise in the care of adults and older people to the community multi-disciplinary team, to ensure patient care is safe and of a high quality. To work in collaboration across professional and organisational boundaries to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment of a patients' needs to ensure they can safely remain at or return home in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
The Band 7 Lead Mental Health Nurse will support the complexity of the caseload, they will oversee and manage the risk, they will prescribe and take responsibility for developing the mental health knowledge and links between the community teams. The Mental Health Lead Nurse will deliver evidence-based community mental health care, supporting the most complex cases whilst providing support/education/clinical supervision to the wider Community Services teams.
They will promote and maintain the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a community setting, ensuring information on diagnosis and care planning is appropriately documented for continuity and transparency. They will oversee and develop personalised pre-diagnostic support with people awaiting diagnosis, improving awareness to increase identification and potentially increase diagnosis rates, and embed best practice guidance within all aspects of work.
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health nurse to join our established integrated intermediate care team. The Collaborative Care Teams have undergone developments and demonstrate an outstanding example of community working.
The aim of the service is to provide an urgent community response to avoid unnecessary hospital admission, to support patients to remain at home where ever possible and facilitate safe hospital discharge, the service receives referrals from a wide range of health and social care professionals.
As a member of the Collaborative Care Team the post holder is responsible for carrying out a comprehensive mental health assessment of patients in crisis at home and responding with the most appropriate interventions.
The post holder will work closely with acute and community mental health teams in the area as well as providing educational opportunities for members of the Collaborative Care Team's and wider community teams.
The Collaborative Care Teams are passionate about the service and take real pride in putting patients at the heart of all we do, this is reflected in our collaborative approach to teamwork. The Collaborative Care Teams include community advanced clinical practitioners, registered nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, healthcare support workers and assistant practitioners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist mental health expertise in the care of adults and older people to the community multi-disciplinary team, to ensure patient care is safe and of a high quality. To work in collaboration across professional and organisational boundaries to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment of a patients needs to ensure they can safely remain at or return home in a timely manner.
The Band 7 Lead Mental Health Nurse will support the complexity of the caseload, they will oversee and manage the risk, they will prescribe and take responsibility for developing the mental health knowledge and links between the community teams. The Mental Health Lead Nurse will deliver evidence-based community mental health care, supporting the most complex cases whilst providing support/education/clinical supervision to the wider Community Services teams.
They will promote and maintain the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a community setting, ensuring information on diagnosis and care planning is appropriately documented for continuity and transparency. They will oversee and develop personalised pre-diagnostic support with people awaiting diagnosis, improving awareness to increase identification and potentially increase diagnosis rates, and embed best practice guidance within all aspects of work.
They will apply the relevant competency framework and RMN policies at an enhanced/care home specialist level, including person-centred care, therapeutic skills, non-medical prescribing, sharing knowledge, older-age care, best practice, and critical reflective practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide specialist mental health expertise in the care of adults and older people to the community multi-disciplinary team, to ensure patient care is safe and of a high quality. To work in collaboration across professional and organisational boundaries to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment of a patients needs to ensure they can safely remain at or return home in a timely manner.
The Band 7 Lead Mental Health Nurse will support the complexity of the caseload, they will oversee and manage the risk, they will prescribe and take responsibility for developing the mental health knowledge and links between the community teams. The Mental Health Lead Nurse will deliver evidence-based community mental health care, supporting the most complex cases whilst providing support/education/clinical supervision to the wider Community Services teams.
They will promote and maintain the highest attainable standard of nursing care in a community setting, ensuring information on diagnosis and care planning is appropriately documented for continuity and transparency. They will oversee and develop personalised pre-diagnostic support with people awaiting diagnosis, improving awareness to increase identification and potentially increase diagnosis rates, and embed best practice guidance within all aspects of work.
They will apply the relevant competency framework and RMN policies at an enhanced/care home specialist level, including person-centred care, therapeutic skills, non-medical prescribing, sharing knowledge, older-age care, best practice, and critical reflective practice.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Appropriate Professional registration
- Evidence of MSc Post Graduate study or working towards in Advanced Assessment
Desirable
- Relevant qualification in a related subject
- Evidence of research and quality improvement
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working within a hospital or community setting with a minimum of 12 months experience at senior level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community settings with patients with Cognitive impairment
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Appropriate Professional registration
- Evidence of MSc Post Graduate study or working towards in Advanced Assessment
Desirable
- Relevant qualification in a related subject
- Evidence of research and quality improvement
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience of working within a hospital or community setting with a minimum of 12 months experience at senior level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in community settings with patients with Cognitive impairment
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).
