Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, review and delivery of care and treatment in conjunction with the service users and carers, both in their own home and care homes.

You will be responsible for assessing risk and developing management and safety plans in collaboration with the service users and carers

You will need the ability to plan safe discharge from the team as well as signposting and onward referrals as agreed with the service user.

You will be expected to complete physical health checks and alert any findings outside of normal range whilst incorporating health promotion principles into practice.

You will be responsible for clear and timely documentation

You will liaise closely with carers, families, care providers and the wider MDT to ensure that the appropriate care and treatment is provided.

You will have a good working knowledge of the Mental health and capacity acts.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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Benefits included with this role are:-

Qualifications

Essential: - Nursing Degree or equivalent; - Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

Essential: - Audit exposure; - CPA implementation

Desirable: - Experience in appropriate area

Knowledge

Essential: - Appropriate Sections of the Mental Health Act (1983); - General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act

Desirable: - Able to interpret NMC guidelines to personal liability; - Interest in research

Other

Essential: - Ability to travel independently