An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Heywood & Middleton Community Mental Health Team for a Community Mental Health Nurse. The role is to provide mental health care to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions.
We have a strong commitment to promoting your professional development. You will be supported with clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance clinical skills, interventions and case management through a personal development and training plan.
Responsibilities
- Act as a Community Mental Health Nurse for a defined caseload working with evidence‑based interventions.
- Assess and review needs.
- Formulate care plans.
- Implement care plans.
- Assess, monitor and manage risk.
- Monitor, review and evaluate care.
- Liaise with all agencies and members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
- Carry out clinic duties such as the administration of Clozaril / depot injections either in the client’s home or in the clinics if nurse qualified where required.
- Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date electronic records.
- Participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a rota basis.
- Offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
- Work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi‑disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
- Maintain persistent engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
- Prioritise and work flexibly with the MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
- Promote the physical health and wellbeing of service users.
Requirements
- RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse.
- Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.
- Current driving licence or supported driver with use of vehicle.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
- Access to continued professional development.
- Involvement in improvement and research activities.
- Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.
Equal Opportunities
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
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