Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a job based in Haringey for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (CPN) to work within the Community Rehabilitation Teams.
The pay rate for this full-time role is £25 - £27 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
- Work as a Care Co-ordinator in the multidisciplinary Community Rehabilitation Team
- Provide effective care and specialist advice for people with complex mental health needs, and their carers, and to support their wellbeing and promote recovery
- Liaise with other agencies in planning and assessing programmes of care
- Provide formal, ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to junior and less experienced community mental health staff, as directed
- Undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the manager when required
- Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload, acting as a care co-ordinator, as defined by the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
- Support Service Improvement developments within the service
- Undertake teaching of qualified and unqualified staff, including students
Requirements of the Community Mental Health Nurse:
- Valid NMC registration under Mental Health/Registered Social Worker
- Previous experience working as a CPN
- Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of further post-registration education and training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification
- Relevant qualification in Psychosocial Interventions with people with severe and enduring mental health problems
- Post registration experience, working with people with complex mental health problems
- Experience of being involved in audit and service improvement
- Ability to work under pressure in acute situations with minimal supervision
- Ability to undertake evidence based interventions with people suffering from a range of mental health problems
- Ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessment and implement risk management plans
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of statutory policy relating to mental health care delivery incl. Care Programme Approach, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act
- Ability to travel across the geographical areas served by the Trust
- Ability to work occasional flexible hours
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Daily payroll
- Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive mental health nursing knowledge
- Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance support
- In house payroll system
- Revalidation
- Industry leading shift booking system
- Nationwide coverage including the Channel islands
Contact:
This Community Mental Health 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.
