Band 5 Community Psychiatric Nurse

An exciting opportunity to join the Community mental health - Older adult service, an expanding team working with patients with both dementia and functional disorders, for 6 months. The MDT team is made up of Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses, OTs, Social workers, Psychologists, Assistant practitioners and support workers. The Band 5 CPN will take on the key worker role, working predominantly with patient presenting with memory difficulties, however, as the team grows and develops may include some work with patients presenting with functional illness also. The team is very supportive, with a focus on development, therefore the role would be suitable to a newly qualified nurse. Preceptorship will be offered and opportunities to undergo further training as your career progresses., Main duties include;

• Care planning using Dialog and Dialog+
• Risk assessments, including positive risk taking.
• Undertaking of medication monitoring and annual reviews.
• Completion of assessment and treatment/ intervention plans for patients with an existing dementia diagnosis and older adult patients.
• Psychoeducation with patients and carers.
• Duty on a rota basis.
• Support of group work.
• Post diagnostic support, including signposting individuals and/ or carers to community resources.
  
  We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.