Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 376-DCGM-0358-A
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tickhill road Hospital site
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Doncaster Adult Mental Health Services
Community Mental Health Nurse – Band 6 post
Location: Doncaster Central Locality Adult Mental Health Team.
Salary: AFC Band 6
Hours: 37.5 hours
The Adult Community Mental Health Teams within Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6, community mental health nurse to join the Central AMH Locality Team.
The Central Locality Team provide support to individuals with complex and enduring mental health issues. The team offers a range of management strategies and interventions including various psychological therapies.
Applicants must demonstrate a flexible approach, evolving around the needs of service users, their families and significant others. The role involves working as a team member, with the responsibility of a caseload across traditional boundaries of Adult and the voluntary sector services. The service ethos is focused on recovery and social inclusion and therefore offers successful applicants an exciting and demanding opportunity to improve people’s lives.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent team working skills, who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. You should be a competent and motivated practitioner with appropriate demonstrable experience. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic intervention in the community
Main duties of the job
To deliver a health and social care service working as an integral member of the Community Mental Health Services providing a service for people experiencing / recovering from severe and enduring mental health problems.
The post holder through case management will lead and contribute to the provision of a comprehensive range of community services as a key worker for a defined caseload.
To be accountable for a clinical caseload delivering appropriate and effective evidence based care to meet the needs of the individual.
To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to facilitate and promote rehabilitation and recovery helping patients to achieve and maintain their optimum level of mental health functioning and quality of life in the community.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Equal Opportunities’ Policy.
- Knowledge of the National Health Service and related organisations.
- Knowledge and understanding of current mental health issues
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Care Act including other relevant legislation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in mental health work
- experience in delivering psycho-social interventions
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate experience either pre or post qualification in the field of mental health
- Crisis working
- Management of complex needs
Desirable criteria
- Work in multi-disciplinary Setting
- Local Government experience
- Mental Health experience
- Care Programme Approach
- Care co-ordination.
- Experience of working with Older people with mental health problems
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree, Diploma or equivalent in R.M.N, and significant pre-qualification experience plus additional training/short courses
Desirable criteria
- Continuing post qualification Mental health training
- Experience of working with People with mental health problems
Skills
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the previous Care Programme Approach (replaced with Dialog+) and ability to fulfil Lead professional role.
- Assessment and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise work.
- Range of intervention skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Evidence of co-ordinating /planning interagency approaches to mental health care.
- Ability to work as part of a team and also without direct supervision.
- Excellent communication skills in individual and group settings High standards of literacy and IT skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ashley O'Horan
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000212031
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