Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.Core Clinical Function? Provide comprehensive assessment and care planning in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters? Produce accurate and timely documentation on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy. Triage of referrals received and to ensure a timely response and accurate allocation of referrals received according to risks. Participate in the planning and ongoing review of service users either awaiting assessment or allocation for continuing care to ensure care provided is effective and safe? Provide practical support, advice, signposting and education to service users, carers and other disciplines. Have an awareness of other statutory and voluntary service provisions to signpost service users for appropriate care. Responsible for the recording of all patient related activity information onto Paris. Carry out risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service user's environment.

Core Non-Clinical Function Support the Band 7 Team leader in ensuring the effective provision of care, service developments of the Crisis Response Team Promote the Nursing/Social Work/AHP Strategy within the Trust. Take part in service development and review. Undertake duties as assigned by senior staff to ensure the service meets the agreed performance / contractual targets and adheres to local and government initiativesPROFESSIONAL DELIVERY FRAMEWORKIn addition to core clinical and non-clinical support the following are additional key activities identified as being necessary to the role in the delivery of your normal day to day activities. Complete mandatory training in line with the Trust Policy. Receive annual appraisal and conduct annual appraisals to lower banded staff. Take all allocated annual leave. Receive management supervision. Comply with the CPD and practice hours requirements set out by Nursing Midwifery Council NMC/ HCPC / Medicines competency framework (This is the essential requirement for yearly registration) Medicines competency framework. (where applicable) Mentorship and supervision of students and lower banded staff. Receive clinical supervision.

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Work that wraps around your needs

Clinical

Essential: - Post Graduate Experience

Desirable: - Assessing Experience in a Mental Health setting

Good Written English

Essential: - High quality of written English, as our assessments are viewable by the service user

Desirable: - Expert learning in assessments and care planning, such as STORM