Job summary
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse Care Home Liaison Team
NHS AfC: Band 6
About the Trust
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.
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 a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your 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
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
Job overview
CARE HOME LIAISON SERVICE, BAND 6, RMN,
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 mental health nurse, to join the Care Home Liaison Service. The service operates Monday to Friday 8.30am until 16.30pm. The post holder will work within a team of mental health practitioners based in Oldham offering mental health assessment, treatment and behavioural/occupational care approaches, training and advice and support within the Oldham Care Homes and intermediate care facilities. The post holder will liaise with both primary and secondary care services, the wider health and social care footprint, carers and families within their liaison role.
Please find attached the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health nurse, to join the Care Home Liaison Service. The service operates Monday to Friday 8.30am until 16.30pm. The post holder will work within a team of mental health practitioners based in Oldham offering specialist mental health assessment, treatment and behavioural /occupational care approaches, training and advice and support within the Oldham Care Homes and Intermediate Care facilities. The post holder will liaise with both primary and secondary care services, the wider health and social care footprint, carer's and families within their liaison role.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
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 a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
Expereince / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- • Degree level
- • Proven experience
- • RGN
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within Older Age Services
- Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area
- Knowledge of medication used in this service user group
- Ability to monitor effects and side effects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of community working
- Skills training in physical health assessment
- Experience of delivering training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of dementia and the impact this has on care providers as well as the individual
- Awareness of relevant mental health legislation ie MHA/MCA/DoLS
- Experience of MDT working
- Proven experience in delivering non-pharmacological interventions in dementia with the aim of reducing medication use.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management skills/previous supervisory experience
- Awareness of End of Life issues in dementia care
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in partnership with colleagues/service users/carers and others
- Skills in a range of evidence based practice
- Excellent assessment and care planning skills
- Experience of receiving and utilising clinical supervision
- Experience of providing supervision
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide professional expertise to a variety of stakeholders
- Ability to work flexibly according to the requirements of the service
- Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in planning and developing services
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
- Judith Earley
- Job title
- CHLS Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 2165
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