Community Psychiatric Nurse - Band 6 - Adults CMHT

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £25.23 per hour
Consultant Alex West
Call +44 7700 164383
Reference HQ00114685_1606836852

Sanctuary Health is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to work full-time within an Adults CMHT based in Doncaster.

The pay rate for this locum Community Psychiatric Nurse role is £24.32 - £25.23 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a minimum 6-month contract.

Role Purpose:

  • Deliver a health and social care service working as an integral member of the Community Mental Health Services providing a service for people experiencing / recovering from severe and enduring mental health problems.

  • The post holder through Care Programme Approach, care co-ordination and case management will lead and contribute to the provision of a comprehensive range of community services as a care co-ordinator for a defined caseload.

  • Be accountable for a clinical caseload delivering appropriate and effective evidence based care to meet the needs of the individual.

  • Work collaboratively with patients and their carers to facilitate and promote rehabilitation and recovery helping patients to achieve and maintain their optimum level of mental health functioning and quality of life in the community.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Manage an assigned caseload delivering continuous effective evidence based care.

  • Carry out comprehensive patient centred assessments, plan and implement individual strategies of care to meet identified needs in conjunction with the patient, care giver and members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.

  • Evaluate care plans and outcomes regularly and modify as required ensuring any social care cycle information is inputted into the Local Authority Care First record.

  • Fulfil a care co-ordinator role and ensure that all care given is in line with the requirements of the Care Programme Approach/ care management using SystemOne as the primary patient care record.

  • Attend reviews, case conferences, hospital ward rounds, tribunals and other meetings as required.

  • And many more!

Requirements of the Community Psychiatric Nurse:

  • Valid NMC registration under Mental Health

  • Experience of community working within the CPA Framework

  • A degree or equivalent within Mental Health Nursing (RMN trained)

  • Required to work Monday-Friday 09:00am - 17:00pm.

Contact:

This Community Psychiatric Nurse job is advertised by Alex West; 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.