Community Mental Health Nurse

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

We have opportunities for Band 6 Community Nurses in our welcoming and friendly Adult Community Mental Health Services in St Albans

We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our vibrant, friendly and supportive multi disciplinary team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for further development with their knowledge of nursing in a community setting.

Successful candidates will be working closely with experienced colleagues in a multi-disciplinary team, alongside allied teams in the wider local mental health system, making a difference to the quality of our service user experience.

Successful candidates will also benefit from a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development opportunities, regular supervision, and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust .

The post holder will be able to undertake assessments of needs of service users, working in partnership with service users and their families, to formulate Personalised care and support plans and risk assessments.

The post holder will work with colleagues and allied resources to review the effectiveness of interventions and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.

The post holder will be involved in physical procedures including administration of oral and injectable medications, the storage and transportation of them, and the monitoring of people's physical responses to medications and physical health, such as blood pressure, glucose and weight monitoring.

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

To carry a clinical caseload and act as the lead practitioner fulfilling the named nurse role for a group of service users. The post provides opportunities to specialise in different aspects of specialist mental health care.

To undertake comprehensive personalised care and support needs and risk assessments

(including capacity assessments)

Where necessary to administer prescribed medication or to supervise

its administration and assess the service user for desired and non-desired effects.

To maintain robust clinical records and prepare reports as required.

To be aware of and comply with the relevant mental health and work

related legislation and policy at all times.

Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community based, the post holder will need a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes - including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person specificationKnowledge/Training/ExperienceEssential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience and AttainmentsEssential criteria

Desirable criteria

KnowledgeEssential criteria

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Skills and AptitudesEssential criteria