Community Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Job summary

The Lancaster & Morecambe Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (CMHT OA) are looking to recruit a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse. This is a part-time position of 22.5 hours. The team is based at DeVitre House in Lancaster and covers the Lancaster & Morecambe district. The team operates between Monday - Friday, 09:00hrs - 17:00hrs.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic RMN who is driven to provide excellent mental health services to the local older adult population. The post-holder will demonstrate compassionate caring behaviours, have excellent communication skills, be reliable and work well within a team. You will be able to work calmly and efficiently whilst being adaptable to changing situations, remaining focused on providing a person-centred approach to care and treatment.

You will be working with a supportive and dynamic team, who always strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for their patients. We have a wide range of skills and experience within our team which make it the perfect environment to develop your skills through hands on experience and challenges.

Main duties of the job

The core responsibilities of the post will be to oversee and monitor your own caseload. You will be expected to provide quality care and treatment programmes to patients over the age of 65 with a variety of complex mental health difficulties.

You will work collaboratively with patients, carers and other professionals / agencies whilst working in patients' homes or community environments. The role will involve working within a MDT to support patients in the community to remain at home and prevent hospital admission. In addition to core professional skills, the post holder will be expected to undertake a range of other generic clinical duties to support the team functions and be responsive to the needs of patients, their family and carers.

You will receive regular caseload Clinical Supervision and Line Management Supervision to support you in the role and for development. Supervising the practice of student nurses and unqualified staff will be an important aspect of the role.

About us

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Jason Blezard or Linda Dickens on 01524 550143/550154.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

For an informal discussion about the position, please contact Jason Blezard or Linda Dickens on 01524 550143/550154.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN qualification
• Current professional registration with the NMC

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
• Knowledge of dementia care
• Knowledge of current Mental Health policy/legislation

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with older adults with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of managing a caseload

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• RMN qualification
• Current professional registration with the NMC

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
• Knowledge of dementia care
• Knowledge of current Mental Health policy/legislation

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with older adults with mental health difficulties.
• Experience of managing a caseload

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.
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.
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address

De Vitre House

Lancaster

LA1 5AL

United Kingdom

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