Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
- Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, Psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information about Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
We are excited to be able to advertise a vacancy for a Band 6 Practitioner in the Older Adult Integrated Community Mental health team in Lancaster and Morecambe. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with community experience and a passion for working with Older Adults.
The post is a Band 6 Practitioner role for the Community Mental Health Team function of the Older Adult Integrated Community Team in Lancaster and Morecambe. The successful candidate will be a Lead Professional for a caseload of patients who require the intervention from a mental health team; this could functional patients over the age of 65 or those of any age with a diagnosis of dementia.
Service operates Monday - Friday 9-5
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the successful applicant will be to manage their own caseload, be adept with comprehensive assessment, risk assessment and be able to provide advice to people with highly complex needs referred to Community Services in accordance with care pathways for given specialism.
The Lead Professional will be able to provide the specialist interventions that the OA CMHT can deliver in accordance with care pathways and the Community Services Standing Operating procedure.
The applicant will need to be experienced in assessing the needs and risks of individuals, have a sound understanding of Physical health and mental health, be confident in recognising potential safeguarding issues and understand safeguarding processes and a working knowledge of mental health legislation such as the MHA and MCA and be able to maintain a high standard of clinical work.
The Lead Professional will be part of the rota that provides a daily Duty role for the team.
Experience of working with those with Dementia would be desirable but is not essential.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN qualification
- Current professional registration with the NMC
- Willingness to undertake further training and evidence of continuing professional development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental health needs for older people
- Comprehensive knowledge of the assessment and treatment of dementia
- Knowledge of a range of evidence based therapeutic interventions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualifying experience of working with older adults with mental health needs
- Experience of having been a Lead Professional and managing a caseload.
- Experience of triage, clinical assessments and formulation
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to work in accordance with Trust Values and Behaviours.
- Compassionate in meeting the needs of vulnerable people and their families and carers.
- Able to engage with vulnerable people and work effectively in distressing and challenging circumstances.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gail Porter
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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