Job overview

South Shropshire Mental Health Service is  looking to recruit a part time NMC Registered Community Mental Health Nurse to work within Community Mental Health in South West Shropshire at Band 5. The post is suitable for newly qualified nurses and preceptorship will be offered. The post is based in Ludlow but there is an expectation that cover will be offered across the South of Shropshire.

The hours of work will be 9-5 week 1 : 22.5 hours over 3 days, Week 2 : 30 hours over 4 days, actual days of work can be negotiated at interview but the service operates Mon to Fri 9-5.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for community work, ideally with experience, relevant knowledge and a commitment to working with adults with mental health needs. There will be an expectation that the post holder will act as a key worker offering recovery focused Interventions, provide supervision to support workers and work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team. Experience of providing Brief Interventions would be an advantage but full training can be offered to develop the essential skill base.

A valid UK driving license plus the use of your own car for business purposes is essential due to the large rural nature of our catchment area.

Main duties of the job

·       Act as a keyworker for an identified caseload of service users , which includes assessing, care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Single Assessment Process).

·       Administer and ongoing monitoring of mental health medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.

·       Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.

·       Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.

·       Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence. 

·       Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.

·       Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) 
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.  

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications