Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health Nurse
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 201-24-055-D
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Truro Health Park
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Per annum/Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Registered Mental Health Nurse
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity available for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our Carrick Integrated Community Mental Health Team.
Our multidisciplinary team strives to deliver high quality and effective services to people experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems. We offer assessment and treatment of mental health problems, with a focus on effectiveness and recovery, working to promote the independence of our service users.
The team are looking for someone who can demonstrate the Trust’s vision and values in practice, are motivated to be involved in innovation and service development and and are passionate about mental health. Ideally, you will have a core profession in Mental Health Nursing and experience working independently in a mental health setting.
As an ICMHT team member you must have both a positive outlook and sense of humour to accept the challenges of working in a busy locality that extends to seaside towns and rural locations.
You will need to have knowledge of the CPA process, legislation around mental health and The Mental Health Act as well as knowledge of general mental health problems, the impact this may have on service users and their treatment.
We need a person who can demonstrate passion and commitment to mental health issues, along with working flexibly as part of a team, to deliver innovative health and social care. You will receive regular support and supervision from the Management and Leadership team.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and clinical management of a defined caseload within the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) Mental Health Service.
- To carry continuing responsibility for the development, implementation and evaluation of programs of care, utilising the care co-ordination system.
- To develop the interface between primary and secondary care services so the patients/carers are offered focused and co-ordinated packages of care that are appropriate to their needs.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration – NMC
- Professional qualification – RMN
- Mentoring qualification or being willing to work towards this qualification and attending mentorship updates as required.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of electronic record system, care co-ordination, risk assessment, management and suicide awareness
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with adults with enduring mental illness
- Community experience
- Good communication skills – written/oral
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of skills and knowledge in particular methods of treatment/therapy for instance Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Hayley Goldsworthy
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 246820
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction
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