JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY (MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES)

City West CMHT provide holistic and person-centred mental health services for people aged 18 - 65
The CMHT is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses and Healthcare Support Workers, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. The teams provide face-to-face assessments and care for service users referred via Primary Care, In-patients and Crisis Teams.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of effective healthcare within the team, by performing comprehensive assessments of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs, taking responsibility for the care needs of individual and groups of clients/service users.
The key skills required for these roles include the ability to demonstrate excellent on-going assessment, risk assessment and problem-solving skills and excellent communication skills.
The post holder will collect, collate and fully accurately report patient information, maintaining accurate complete and contemporaneous nursing records in line with NMC and Trust standards. Involving clients/service users and carers / relatives in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care.