Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse

Location Islington
Job type Contract
Salary £25.00 - £27.00 per hour
Consultant Andrew Cleeve
Call +44 7700 176524
Reference HQ00098451_1575890533

Are you interested in a new Registered Mental Health Nurse role?

Sanctuary Health is currently looking for a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to work in Islington.

The pay rate for this full-time role is £25 to £27 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract. The hours for this role would be 37.5, Monday-Friday

Job Summary:

The service is based in the GP practices, and the Primary Care Mental Health Nurse will be responsible for assessing patients and administering care, in conjunction with primary care staff. The role includes working with people who are difficult for primary care teams to manage, but do not meet thresholds for or find it difficult to access specialist, secondary care mental health services and who are not appropriate for IAPT services.

Requirements of the Community Psychiatric Nurse:

  • Valid NMC registration under Mental Health.
  • Experience working within a similar role would be highly desirable.
  • A degree or equivalent within Mental Health Nursing (RMN trained).

Duties:

  • Assessing patients and administering care, in conjunction with primary care staff
  • Improving the management of mental health in Islington through education and training
  • Co-working with primary care colleagues to assess patients and provide treatment
  • Working effectively as a member of a small multidisciplinary team, based in primary care
  • Building relationships with Practice Nurses, GPs and other colleagues and providing education and training to improve confidence in the management of mental health.

Contact:

This Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse job is advertised by Andrew Cleeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.