Description
This position as a Community Psychiatric Nurse allows you to deliver crucial mental health support and interventions directly within the community, positively influencing patients' lives.
The role involves:
- Providing robust assessments of patients with mental health difficulties
- Identifying appropriate care pathways and ensuring the least restrictive option to meet patient needs
- Signposting to suitable care providers
- Raising concerns to senior staff for support and management
- Completing documentation and planning care for patients
- Presenting cases to Multi-Disciplinary Teams for discussion around care pathways
- Liaising with colleagues from nursing, occupational therapy, medical, psychology, and administration
As a bank role, it offers flexibility in scheduling to accommodate personal commitments, promoting a healthy work-life balance. The diverse community settings provide opportunities for skill enhancement and professional autonomy.
The role requires:
- A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Community Psychiatric Nurse in a UK hospital environment within the last 3 years
- Current NMC Professional Registration and up-to-date nursing practices
- Full UK driving licence and own vehicle
Benefits include access to Learning & Development opportunities, flexible shifts, wellbeing resources, and paid annual leave across over 50 partner NHS Trusts.