Community Mental Health Nurse
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, St Julians, St. Albans
Community Mental Health Nurse
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, St Julians, St. Albans
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 22 Aug | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 74eeb32c3d304959baf140ed018dd4de
Location ref: St Julians, St. Albans
Full Job Description
- To support the ACMHS in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication
- To be directly involved with our busy clozapine, depot and physical health clinics which are ran every week and will include administering medication, ordering, storing and liaising with team Psychiatrists.
- To support the ACMHS and service users by conducting First Contact assessments, acting as a duty worker on the busy duty desk and being part of the team rota.
- To hold a caseload of up to 20 service users who will have ongoing mental health and/or social care needs.
- To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referrals to and discharge from the ACMHS across in-patient, primary care and community services
- Maintain effective joint working with other teams such as EPMHS, PATH, MHSOP, CRHTT etc and other community based teams according to local circumstances.
- Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting
- To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively co-ordinating care planning and review meetings, and case conferences as appropriate.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in St Albans, Hertfordshire. We are also accepting newly qualified nurses, the Trust has a 6-12 month preceptorship programme which you would be expected to complete if you are newly qualified. The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country., Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a "Good to Great" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Direct job link
https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/community-mental-health-nurse-127241286