Senior Community Mental Health Nurse (IOPS)

Overview

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) Intensive Older Peoples Service and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic team caring for those of any age with dementia or over 75 experiencing a mental health crisis.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and support the team; forward thinking, innovative and highly motivated, and keen to work with older people with dementia or mental health crises.
• Engage with older people experiencing a variety of mental health conditions and suspected cognitive difficulties, and with their family members and carers, using good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
• Complete urgent and emergency assessments, including risk and safety plans according to service user needs and presentation.
• Request and coordinate hospital admissions when necessary, while striving to avoid unnecessary admissions.
• Act as a duty worker, taking calls and triaging referrals.
• Supervise junior colleagues and students within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
• Drive as required.

Qualifications

Experienced nurse with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively; forward thinking; innovative and highly motivated; good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, and a valid driving licence.

Benefits

• NHS pension
• A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more
• Relocation packages

Contact

Name: Samuel ByrneJob title: Community Team ManagerEmail address: samuel.byrne@nsft.nhs.ukTelephone number: 01603 978448

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