Community Mental Health Nurse

To manage a patient caseload, identified and agreed in consultation with medical, nursing and other professions in the To carry out specialist mental health care assessments. Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist care. This will include frequent requirement for intense To use a variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of the individual and the clinical setting in which they are To provide ongoing interventions for people where assessment indicates this to be relevant to their To be responsible for the administration, carriage and storage of medication in accordance with relevant Trust policies. To ensure safe disposal of equipment used in the Community e.g. syringes, needles, in accordance with Trust To actively plan and participate in safe discharge from the service following agreed care pathway (CPA) as agreed with the MDT To deliver care that is person centred and recovery focused, reflecting current best practice and challenge practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality To be aware of the physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer physical conditions on as To use research findings in formulating nursing care plans and develop awareness of the significance of nursing research and wider evidence based practice in community mental health Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of service users with mental health problems and develop strategies to meet those needs; e.g. self-help groups, respite care, Carers To participate in the Trusts adverse incidents reporting systems and comply with the Trusts procedure and techniques for managing risks. For a more in-depth Job and Person Specification please see the document attached, Job description Job responsibilities To manage a patient caseload, identified and agreed in consultation with medical, nursing and other professions in the To carry out specialist mental health care assessments. Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist care. This will include frequent requirement for intense To use a variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of the individual and the clinical setting in which they are To provide ongoing interventions for people where assessment indicates this to be relevant to their To be responsible for the administration, carriage and storage of medication in accordance with relevant Trust policies. To ensure safe disposal of equipment used in the Community e.g. syringes, needles, in accordance with Trust To actively plan and participate in safe discharge from the service following agreed care pathway (CPA) as agreed with the MDT To deliver care that is person centred and recovery focused, reflecting current best practice and challenge practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality To be aware of the physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer physical conditions on as To use research findings in formulating nursing care plans and develop awareness of the significance of nursing research and wider evidence based practice in community mental health Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of service users with mental health problems and develop strategies to meet those needs; e.g. self-help groups, respite care, Carers To participate in the Trusts adverse incidents reporting systems and comply with the Trusts procedure and techniques for managing risks. For a more in-depth Job and Person Specification please see the document attached,