Senior Community- Mental Health Nurse

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Nurse to join the South Lakes Older Adult Community Mental Health Team for 22.5 hours per week. The team is looking for a dynamic colleague who shares our passion for ensuring that individuals enjoy great care and health regardless of age and diagnosis.

We are looking for a forward‑thinking, caring individual who has excellent leadership qualities and experience of working with mental‑health difficulties related to the ageing process and people who have a dementia diagnosis as well as an emerging memory issue. Experience in a care home setting is desirable as well as robust assessment skills.

• Supervise, educate and support staff
• Manage referrals and communicate team needs
• Work as a member of a strong multi‑disciplinary and progressive team
• Provide person‑centred, evidence‑based assessment and care to support service users with functional mental‑health conditions and complexities from an established dementia diagnosis
• Collaborate with nurses, OT’s, doctors and the wider MDT to maintain positive health, utilising occupation, formulation, observation and education to provide Dialog+ care plans
• Work closely with primary and secondary healthcare organisations, Adult Social Care and 3rd sector organisations to ensure service users’ needs are at the forefront
• Collaborate with care homes to provide education and support, focusing on the wellbeing and recovery of service users through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care

Work within the OACMHT and the wider MDT, with service users, carers and families; and with primary and secondary healthcare organisations, Adult Social Care and 3rd sector organisations.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area.

We support flexible working and consider term‑time, part‑time, compressed hours and flexi‑time patterns.

For further details / informal visits:
Name:
Helen Bradford – Team Leader, Email: , Phone: