Community Care Home Nurse

4 weeks ago


Braintree Essex, United Kingdom Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic, honest, self-motivated colleague who is able to provide high quality person centred care to patients, their families and carers. The Intensive Support Team provides care and treatment in the persons home to prevent hospital admissions to both the acute and mental health wards. The team works alongside the Specialist Dementia and Frailty Service in a range of settings in the West Essex Area.


The service looks after patients living with dementia of any age and patients over the age of 75 with complex mental health needs.
We work closely with our EPUT community specialist practitioners and Essex County Council colleagues, local organizations as well as the voluntary sector to support the holistic needs of the patient with a person centred collaborative approach.


The successful candidate will be able to work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team therefore will need excellent verbal and written communication skills and will have excellent interpersonal skills and a zest for delivering the highest level of patient care and service delivery improvements.EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. Season Ticket Loans
NHS discounts for staff
Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment


Join our Staff bank


What is Staff Bank?


Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.


All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.


If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills through working alongside our well established MDT and accessing specialist training.


The West Essex area is a culturally diverse locality covering the beautiful Essex locality, the area covers both urban and rural geography.


A Car Driver is Essentialand the successful candidate must be able to travel throughout the West Essex locality covering HArlow, Uttlesford and Epping


Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3
Evidence of continual professional development
Meet the requirements for revalidation as set out by the NMC
Post graduate qualification or commitment to work towards this
Non-medical prescribing qualification

Understanding of / and the ability to conduct assessments and review of care in line with the requirements of the mental health care clusters
Understanding and the ability to support the team to meet their key performance indicators and contractual targets
Experience in the performance management and supervision of lower banded staff
Word / Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Knowledge and understanding of health legislation, principles of CPA and Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 and safeguarding, the NHS Constitution, and risk assessment / management
Knowledge of current best practice and models within nursing practice in mental health
The ability to devise comprehensive care plans that incorporate effective, individualised and evidenced based therapy interventions
Understanding of the nature of mental health conditions and how they can affect people's day to day life and impact upon recovery
Literate in IT/Computer Skills
Proven experience of working in a health, social care or community setting as part of a multi- disciplinary team
Proven experience of working with people with mental health conditions and vulnerable service users
Ability to conduct risk assessments of the individual in the service user environment
Proven experience of medicines management in line with NMC Standards and Trust policies and procedures
Demonstrate an understanding of the recovery principles
Ability to work with Clinical Manager in the development and implementation of operational / Trust policies
Deliver training to colleagues and lower banded staff
Undertake physical health checks of services users and act on the findings appropriately
Support families and carers within the boundaries of their role and NMC professional code of conduct
Experience in risk assessment of service user activity
Ability to work effectively and flexibly as a senior practitioner in the multi-disciplinary team
Promoting concordance with medication and treatment regimes in line with NMC regulations and Trust policy
Undertake, supervise and sign off nursing needs assessments
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, telephone manner including liaison with outside agencies
Ability to report back at professional meetings / reviews on an individual / groups performance
Produce reports for managers appeal / renewal hearings and mental health review tribunals
Supervise the work of nursing students and support workers
Current driving licence


Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Unit, St Margarets Hospital



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