Job overview

The Community Mental Health Rehabilitation Service is a developing service that works with people with complex severe and enduring mental illnesses and their families within their local communities.  

The service provides specialist assessment, treatment and support to stabilise people’s symptoms and help them gain/regain their skills and confidence to live successfully in the community – adopting a team approach to care delivery.

The service will support individuals in their own homes, in supported accommodation and those returning from out of area hospitals.

The service has strong working relationships with other services both internally and externally, striving to make a significant difference in our communities.

We promote regular CPD opportunities both internally and externally and support individuals to develop specialised nursing skills to work in a complex area of mental health care.

Contact with the recruiting manager is strongly advised prior to interview for further information about the role/service.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake clinical assessments to establish the person’s needs, goals and risks and generate a formulation based care plan with all involved.
• Deliver recovery focussed and evidence based interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people
• Manage a caseload, as named keyworker, of individuals with complex severe and enduring mental illness

• Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.

• Complete and contribute to robust risk assessments and risk management plans - deliver and promote positive risk taking

• Participate in the development of the service - assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have an ability to build positive multidisciplinary team relationships, and work collaboratively with external agencies, patients and their families/carers.
• Demonstrate good leadership skills

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

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

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.