Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse (Community)

Key skills and responsibilities will include preparing and conducting assessments with service users to determine any rehabilitation needs.You will be responsible for a caseload of patients working in the community and providing in reach support on our Acute inpatient wards and Rehabilitation wards.

You will support patient flow from inpatient settings as well as working alongside community mental health teams in assessing service user needs for community rehab interventions. The job role involves looking at the individual needs of the service users and creating a bespoke rehab care package around them. Effectively liaising with referring agents will be crucial within your role.

It is essential that you have excellent interpersonal skills as well as effective clinical skills. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must be able to demonstrate best practice in community mental health service delivery.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Lease car scheme is available and enhancements as the team provide a 7 day service working 365 days of the year. We are looking for highly motivated staff who will lead the way as role models within the team, demonstrating compassionate leadership.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life

Qualifications

Experience

Desirable: - Working in the community with patients with mental health conditions

Knowledge