Job summary
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
Previous applicants need not apply
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced and motivated nurse with a demonstrable interest in working with older people with diverse mental health needs.
EPUT offer a fantastic relocation package of up to £8,000. Covering a number of expenditures for new recruits relocating from 30 miles or more from their new work base at EPUT.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse who is committed to working in partnership with clients/carers and a range of other care staff and agencies to provide truly person centred services.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills, and a commitment to working flexibly to meet client’s needs,
- Ensure that a person centered integrated service is provided to individuals, liaising with other services as required.
- Ensure effective lines of communication and good networking exists, both with EPUT and with other Community and primary Care Services.
- Demonstrate a commitment to further development with the support of the team,
- Have an awareness of current health and social care issues that affect community care, and older people with mental health needs.
- Be expected to take an active role in co-ordinating the promotion of mental and physical health needs of clients with the Older People CMHT.
- Expected to have a commitment to professional development including experience of a varied caseload and clinical supervision.
- Actively participate in providing a variety of learning opportunities for students, and in training initiatives in general.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • 2 years post registration experience in mental Health
Desirable criteria
- Educated to degree level
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding responsibilities under the Care programme Approach, Mental Capacity Act, Clinical Governance, and Risk Assessment
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of the knowledge and skills in the use of information technology to support care and professional development
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of ensuring that the values including Care, Compassion, Competence, communication, Courage and Commitment are adhered to daily
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to work positively in uncertain situations
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Darlene Erbynn
- Job title
- Dementia Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07946140977
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