Mental Health Practitioner / Community Mental Health Nurse

Mental Health Practitioner/Community Mental Health Nurse

Summary

This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities. Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays


• Generous NHS pension scheme


• Enhanced Maternity and Sick pay


• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training


• Commitment to career development


• Wide range of training and development opportunities


• Working in a supportive environment


• Retail Discounts


• Option to purchase additional Annual Leave


• Clinical Supervision


• Preceptorship Programme


• Staff Health and Wellbeing Services

Day to Day Duties

• Caseload management under the Care Programme Approach


• Initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users


• To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users


• To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner


• To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community


• To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings


• To demonstrate high level communication skills


• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

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This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities. Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include: Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidaysGenerous NHS pension schemeEnhanced Maternity and Sick payComprehensive induction and ongoing trainingCommitment to career developmentWide range of training and development opportunitiesWorking in a supportive environmentRetail DiscountsOption to purchase additional Annual LeaveClinical SupervisionPreceptorship ProgrammeStaff Health and Wellbeing Services Day to Day Duties: Caseload management under the Care Programme ApproachInitial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order
to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the communityTo use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings.To demonstrate high level communication skills. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.