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Job Title: Community Mental Health Nurse forOlder People
Location: West Park - The Meadows
Pay Rates: Day £22.89 per hour
Sat/Nights £29.42 per hour
Sun/Bank Hols £35.96 per hour
Contract length:
On going – full time
Working hours:
Monday to Friday 9-5
About the Trust:Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Rated ‘Good’ in their most recent CQC report, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based and community services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire as well as providing drug and alcohol services in Surrey and Brighton. The Trust also has several benefits for staff, with a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and car scheme. Excellent transport links bring London, Heathrow, and Gatwick airports within easy reach. Surrey is also home to famous venues such as Epsom Downs racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park.
As a member, you will have fantastic benefits:
- Competitive pay rates -work this week, get paid next week.
- Manage your shifts and timesheets on the goaccess your - My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone.
- Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime.
- Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts.
- First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency.
- Varied working options to suit your lifestyle - access to the Bank gives you options of adhoc shifts or fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Build holiday allowance for every shift you work.
- Stakeholder pension scheme available.
What you will be responsible for:
- To discharge professional responsibilities under the Mental Health Act (1983) and revised subsequent act Mental Capacity Act (2005) and the NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times and be a positive role model.
- The Post Holder will support Primary Care in management of people presenting with Mental Health problems by offering assessment, nurse diagnosis and treatment options and will liaise with Primary Care professionals, through regular informal and formal meetings.
- To deliver a high-quality community nursing service to Older People with Mental Health problems, in a multi – professional framework and the ability to lone work adhering to local and Trust policies.
- To prescribe services that meets the user/carer needs, in conjunction with others. To attend and prepare reports, for MDT meetings and to participate in the Team’s DUTY Rota system.
- To ensure the safe storage and recording of medicines within the clinical area. To administer intramuscular injections (depots), as prescribed according to Trust and National guidelines and policies and to ensure the safe delivery if oral medications to clients, in the domestic environment according to Trust guidelines and policies.
- To act as Key Worker/Care Coordinator or Lead Professional for named individuals, within the Care Programme Approach process, including Single Assessment
- To provide high standards of care, which are delivered in a professional manner and care delivered is based on best practice and is regularly reviewed and to refer to other professional services, according to assessment of need.
- To attend and ensure all referrals are passed through CMHT allocation meeting and assessed for acceptance to the specialist team and act as support and specialist advisor to the primary care services, including the Surrey Heath ICT.
- To ensure all records and reports are kept up-to-date, and up to the standard expected of a Band 6 Clinician, in accordance with the Caldicott Report.
- Be responsible for the continuous overall management of a defined caseload and to receive and give clinical and management supervision/guidance to supervise and mentor juniors, including students/other staff in the delivery of care and treatment to individuals and groups.
- To provide information to the Line Manager, if any incidents that may affect the standing or running of the service and be able to utilize the Incident reporting system. Report all complaints and/or incidents relating to clients, relatives and or staff within area as directed in accordance with the Trust’s Complaints Procedure, and ensure the Team Leader is informed. To co-operate with any investigations carried out.
- To develop close working relationships with voluntary/statutory services, in particular Social Services and members of the Primary Care Team and participate in the system of integrated team working within the Surrey Health Integrated Care Team.
- To support care and nursing homes in caring for their residents, who have Mental Health problems
- To ensure the Post Holder has developed a personal learning plan through approval with their supervisor, thus maintaining high standard based on best practice and educate and train junior staff / student nurses and other professionals around competencies of a Community Mental Health Nurse
- To use the Trust Clinical record system and other IT systems as appropriate.
- To act as a health advisor/educator within primary and secondary care for individuals, agencies, relatives, carers and staff. Advise on issues of physical and Mental Health, to engender a positive approach to health.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
You’ll have the following qualification/experience:
Qualifications required
- Successful completion of Mentorship course OR equivalent
Experience required
- One-year post registration – either RMN, Occupational therapy or social worker qualification experience OR
- Previous experience of working in the Community minimum one year
*RMN registered with the NMC
*Suitable for someone whois passionate about ensuring a high-quality holistic approach to the care and support provided to clients in the community who have been identified as in need of community nurse support to enable them to exercise choice over their own lives.
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Disclaimer
Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £22.89-£35.96 per hour
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Mental Health Nurse: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- NMC (required)
- Driving Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 150324-759
