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Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

2 months ago

Norwich, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) Intensive Older Peoples Service and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic team caring for those of any age with dementia or over 75 experiencing a mental health crisis.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who can work independently and as part of a team; is forward thinking; innovative and highly motivated, and keen to work with this client group. We value the contribution of others and recognise the benefit of a variety of clinical experience.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our culture. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team on a six month secondment.

The successful candidate will have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills in order to engage with older people experiencing a variety of mental health conditions as well as those with suspected cognitive difficulties, their family members and carers.

The role will involve completing urgent and emergency assessments including risk and safety plans according to service user needs and presentation. Whilst we aim to avoid hospital admissions the ability to request and co-ordinate these is also required.

The successful applicant will need to carry out the role of duty worker, taking calls and triaging referrals.

You will have the opportunity to supervise junior colleagues and students and work in a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:

NHS pension

a comprehensive in house & external training programmes

career progression

starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

staff physio service

NHS discounts and many more.

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing degree or equivalent, Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)

Desirable

Evidence of further study relevant to role

Skills

Essential

Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience Good working knowledge of medication management.

Desirable

Experience of working with dementia Experience of working in the community

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