Community Mental Health Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Mental Health and Wellness Team South in Waltham Forest.

The team provides community based mental health care to adults living mainly in Leyton and Leytonstone. We are seeking a compassionate, recovery focused and skilled practitioner who is committed to delivering safe, effective and person centred care.

The successful candidate will work as an autonomous practitioner within a supportive multidisciplinary team. They will manage a complex caseload, undertake comprehensive assessments, coordinate care and deliver evidence based nursing interventions that promote recovery, reduce risk and support people to live safely and independently within their local communities.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and professional support to junior colleagues, students and other members of the team. They will also contribute to the team duty rota, service development, clinical governance and quality improvement.

Applicants must be aRegistered Mental Health Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have relevant post registration experience within mental health services.

The successful candidate will:

• Manage and coordinate a complex caseload of adults with a range of mental health, physical health and social care needs.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health nursing assessments, including mental state, risk, physical health, psychosocial and functional assessments.
• Develop, implement and evaluate collaborative, person centred and outcome focused care plans.
• Deliver evidence based nursing interventions that promote recovery, resilience, independence and self management.
• Monitor changes in presentation and respond promptly to deterioration, increased risk or emerging safeguarding concerns.
• Lead and contribute to risk assessments, risk management plans, crisis planning and relapse prevention.
• Work in partnership with service users, carers, families and professionals across health, social care and community services.
• Participate in and, when required, provide senior clinical input to the MHWT South duty function, which operates between 9am and 5pm.
• Support the delivery of depot and Clozapine clinics in accordance with relevant training, competencies and local procedures.
• Monitor medication effectiveness and side effects and support service users to make informed decisions about their treatment.
• Promote physical health and support access to screening, primary care and specialist services.
• Provide clinical advice, professional support and supervision to junior staff and students, where appropriate.
• Maintain clear, accurate and timely clinical records in accordance with Trust policies and information governance requirements.
• Contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement, pathway development and service transformation.
• Practice in accordance with the NMC Code, relevant legislation and Trust policies.

The Band 6 Mental Health Nurse will provide high quality, compassionate and recovery focused community mental health nursing care to adults with complex mental health needs.

Working as an experienced and autonomous practitioner, the post holder will contribute to multidisciplinary assessment, formulation and clinical decision making. They will manage a complex caseload, coordinate care and deliver evidence based interventions across community, clinic and other local settings.

The post holder will work in partnership with service users, carers, families, primary care, local authority services, voluntary organisations and other agencies to promote recovery, social inclusion and improved outcomes.

The post holder will:

• Be a qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Practice in accordance with the NMC Code and remain professionally accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions.
• Work within the limits of their professional competence and seek appropriate advice when required.
• Maintain professional knowledge and competence through supervision, reflective practice, mandatory training and continuing professional development.

The post holder will:

• Undertake comprehensive and timely mental health nursing assessments.
• Assess mental state, risk, physical health, psychosocial…