Specialist Community Mental Health Nurse - Community Mental Health Team

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

As an integral member of the multi‑disciplinary team the post‑holder will work in partnership demonstrating compassionate caring behaviours to fulfil the key functions of the CMHT. The post‑holder is responsible for the assessment, formulation, implementation and evaluation of complex programmes of care using a strength‑based recovery focused approach that proactively involves the person and optimises self‑management. The post‑holder will undertake duties without direct supervision and will support and supervise the work of registered and unregistered nursing staff.

The role also requires proactive promotion of partnership working with patients, carers and other professionals/agencies in line with legislative frameworks, agreed standards and clinical policies, working in a variety of home/near‑home community environments. The post‑holder will provide regular caseload line management supervision and clinical supervision, undertaking line‐management responsibilities and supporting the team leader in the ongoing learning and development of the staff team and the CMHT key functions.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

• The post holder will join the Arran Community Mental Health Team
• The shift pattern for this post is Monday – Friday, 09:00 – 17:00

• Functioning as Named Nurse/Named Practitioner within a multi‑disciplinary team for a complex patient caseload requiring specialist mental health care and undertaking named practitioner responsibilities for patients requiring care coordination where required
• Holistic assessment of complex care needs including risk assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating specialist programmes of care
• Carrying out all relevant forms of nursing care pertinent to the needs of individual patients in the least restrictive and disruptive manner possible
• Identifying, coordinating and responding to health promotion needs of patients focusing on improving the mental and physical well‑being of patients
• Identifying, coordinating and responding to the needs of patients which might be related to vulnerability, gender, health, domestic abuse, adult/child protection and/or self‑harm
• Developing therapeutic relationships with patients and carers with complex/unsteady care needs, ensuring that needs are identified and met within a participative framework demonstrating principles of equality, dignity and respect accounting for spiritual and cultural diversity; working proactively with other agencies (e.g. interpreter services) to aid effective communication
• Working within agreed competency‑based parameters, undertaking evidence‑based psychological therapies/psychological approaches to care with individuals and/or group settings
• Administering prescribed medication/treatments in compliance with NHSGGC policy; monitoring effectiveness of prescribed treatments; monitoring and managing unwanted side effects
• Working in partnership with patients and carers using values‑based practice to deliver person‑centred care promoting and supporting mental well‑being and prevention of relapse
• Ensuring that professional nursing practice (and that of others including Healthcare Support Workers to whom duties have been delegated) adheres with the NMC Code when exercising any function in relation to legislation and has regard to the principles of the Acts (e.g. Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003;
  Adults with Incapacity 2000 (AWI);
  Adult Support and Protection 2007 (ASP);
  Children & Young Peoples 2014 (CYPa Acts))

• Registered Mental Health Nurse – level 1 NMC registration
• Educated to minimum degree…