Community Mental Health Nurse Job Lancashire area,England UK,Healthcare

Key Responsibilities Of The Post

As a mental health practitioner , you will be responsible for assessing potential risks to patients and others. this will involve holistic approach to meet patients needs who have a sever and enduring mental health diagnosis.

Key Responsibilities Of The Post

Key Requirements Of

The Person Specification

RMN:
Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.

Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle.

To act as mental health practitioner, carry a caseload and work with evidence based interventions

Assess needs
Formulate care plans
Implementation of care plans
Assessment and monitoring of risk
Monitor, review and evaluate care
Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Carry out clinic duties such as the administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified.
Supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate
To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
To offer initial mental health assessments
To participate in the CMHT's duty system on a rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users' immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
To prioritize and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
To promote the physical health and wellbeing.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our #Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement
Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
Access to Continued Professional Development
Involvement in improvement and research activities
Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Sharon Whitworth

Job title:

Team Manager Email address: Telephone number: