Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

at  Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a mental health nurse who is passionate about mental health rehabilitation? We have opportunities in our new Community Rehabilitation team which is being developed to offer specialist interventions for people with complex psychosis in Suffolk.
Working as part of an MDT, you will help to shape the new service providing nursing expertise and skills. In line with NICE guidelines the aim is to help service users work towards personalised goals and managing their own medication and physical health.
The role will involve working closely with community partners such as supported accommodation providers and vocational services, as well as our inpatient rehabilitation and recovery service.
Assessment, intervention and treatment for people with complex psychosis
Opportunities for group work and 1-1 intervention
When the service is fully established take on care coordination of a caseload of 15, whilst supporting a shared team caseload approach.
Use of Dialog + to identify meaningful goals
Leading on interventions around self-management of medications
Supporting people to engage in activities to develop daily living skills
Maintaining patient records, risk assessment and care planning.
Medication management
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
This post will be working with adults with complex psychosis in the community. Offering Rehabilitation interventions.

ROLE SUMMARY

The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
To be responsible for accurate mental health clustering of all patients on admission, discharge and at review.
To ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
To ensure accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To assist in the management and organisation of work as required.
Provide planned nursing care and risk assessment / screening for patients within his or her care plan.
To be responsible for implementing first and / or urgent patient assessments.
Provide ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, through caseload management and supervision.
Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and / or health and social care professional of any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
To work within the multi-disciplinary team and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
To ensure service users and / or carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the multi-disciplinary team.
To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse.
Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
To have ongoing responsibility for the review of a patient’s care within the team setting and to prioritise and disseminate such information within the team.
To enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
To fully co-operate with the educational requirements of Learner Nurse placements in the Community Nursing Service in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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To keep the Clinical Nurse Leader fully informed of clinical and service delivery issues.
To maintain and provide accurate records, statistics and reports as required by the Nurse Manager and / or the Trust.
To participate in clinical governance / audit, clinical trials and research practice that would affect service development.
To understand and work within the requirements of the Mental Health Act (1983).
To effectively organise the working day for self and others, making the best use of time, geographical distances and resources.
To be responsible for and legally comply with the safe carriage, custody and administration of drugs and other clinical material.
Ensuring the nursing practice is a person centred and, as far as possible, promoting the direct involvement of patients and carers in the development of the plan of care from admission to discharge.
Identifying personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans on an annual basis.
Taking responsibility for ensuring that personal nursing practice is informed by relevant local and national developments and is evidence based.
Actively participating in training and education.
Act as a mentor for students and undertake annual updates on mentorship and evidence for triennial reviews.
Undertake sign-off mentor training and responsibility.
To delegate appropriate tasks to junior staff as appropriate.
To use available resources effectively.
Adhere to organisational guidelines on clinical supervision and undertake protected time as per Trust guidelines.
May act as a mentor to students within all professions.
May participate in recruitment and selection of junior staff.
Ensure that personal appearance, practice and manner conform to the standards and expectations of the Trust.
Maintaining a professional therapeutic relationship with patients, carers and colleagues.
To comply with all Trust policies, guidelines and protocols with particular regard to communit