Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Bristol (South Glos)

Job description

Job summary

This is Band 6 post has been newly created to provide increased capacity for assessments of new referrals to the team, at a time of increasing demand. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work with service users presenting with a variety of mental health conditions including organic and functional. As part of an experienced, skilled and supportive multi-disciplinary team the post holder will be acting as Key Worker to deliver evidence based interventions to service users and support to carers.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the role:

To facilitate the delivery of personalised care and support planning in line with 'Your Team, Your Conversation, Your Plan.

To provide personalised interventions to support people in Later Life with mental health difficulties.

To act as a Key Worker for people for whom you are delivering interventions.

To deliver a range of activities and interventions to support carers.

To provide mentoring and training for others in relevant practice areas.

Please see attached Job Description for full duties.

About us

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job Description, Person Specification, and Key Local Information for full details of this role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached detailed Job Description, Person Specification, and Key Local Information for full details of this role.

Person Specification

Other requirements

Essential

• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area where there is limited access to public transport.

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Diploma level/ Degree in Nursing
• Current registration with the NMC

Desirable

• Relevant post -registration qualifications and experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience working in adult mental health

Desirable

• Experience gained in a variety of settings including people in Later Life

Person Specification
Other requirements

Essential

• Mobile with the facility to move quickly across a geographically dispersed area where there is limited access to public transport.

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Diploma level/ Degree in Nursing
• Current registration with the NMC

Desirable

• Relevant post -registration qualifications and experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Substantial post-registration experience working in adult mental health

Desirable

• Experience gained in a variety of settings including people in Later Life

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Address

Kingswood Civic Centre

High Street Kingswood

Kingswood

BS15 9AG

United Kingdom

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