Sanctuary Personnel is currently looking for an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (CPN) to take on a new ongoing contract role within the Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.
Location: Harrow
Pay Rate: £27.00 - £27.69 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract Type: Locum, 3-month contract
Duties:
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Ensure that good working relationships are maintained within the multi-disciplinary team, and with external agencies, through effective and clear communication
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Take a lead role in setting and maintaining standards of care within the Community Mental Health Team (OPHA CMHT), in consultation with the Team Manager and Service Manager
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Take a lead role in providing comprehensive, culturally appropriate, evidence based initial assessment of people referred to the OPHA CMHT, determining the specific care needs of the individual and positively managing risk indicators
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Maintain an environment in which there is equal opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice
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Ensure the safe and effective delivery of care to service users, utilising the knowledge and skills of staff, whilst recognising and working towards helping them manage their stress in this demanding area of work
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Promote a positive image of the service to its users, their carers, family and partners, and through liaison with all other agencies
- Support the Manager in maintaining clinical, operational performance
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Participate as an active member of the team, accountable for your practice, and work in partnership with other health care professionals, service users and others in the delivery of care
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Identify Adult Protection and Child Protection issues and to implement procedures as required
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Act as Safeguarding lead for the team, ensuring that all aspects of Safeguarding legislation and guidance are adhered to within the working practices of the OPHA CMHT, and highlighting to Managers were there are Safeguarding issues with any services users CMHT caseload
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Take a lead role in developing good standards of practice in relation to the administration and management of medication, in line with NMC guidelines and Trust Policy, and to develop usercentred medication concordance, informing and educating users and carers about medication issues as a part of empowering them and preventing relapse
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Take a lead role in developing and meeting all the standards of proficiency in line with HCPC guidelines and Trust Policy, and to develop user-centred approach, and working collaboratively with like agencies to coordinate and implement timely intervention
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Assess clients’ housing, financial, vocational and other practical needs, taking steps to meet them as appropriate in consultation with CMHT Care Co-ordinators, liaising with housing and benefits offices, and administering payments of monies from the CRT petty cash budget where appropriate
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Provide support, information and training to family members, carers and other professionals, within the constraints of client confidentiality, and to work with the client’s system which may itself be in crisis
- Take a lead role in ensuring effective and timely throughput and discharge from the team
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Take a lead in implementing and co-ordinating the shifts, ensuring a comprehensive service to clients, prioritising work and monitoring staff activity, and using the team diary, with a view to safety and accountability
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Become fully conversant with statutory and non-statutory services in the borough, and promote effective liaison and operational links as appropriate
- Screen and prioritise referrals to the OPHA CMHT
Requirements of the Community Mental Health Nurse:
- Degree or equivalent in Mental Health Nursing
- Experience working as a Mental Health Nurse
- NMC Registration
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Demonstrate risk assessment and management skills, practising safely and according to individual service user’s needs
- Recognise the role of advocacy and promote concepts of empowerment and recovery
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Demonstrate clinical knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions to use with individuals experiencing acute mental health problems
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Be aware of professional accountability and pay due regard to relevant professional codes of conduct and practice
Contact:
This Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse job is advertised by Andrew Cleeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
