We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to work within community services in the borough of Merton for South West London and St Georges NHS Trust, within the South West Merton Integrated Recovery Hub.

This post offers a chance to work as an integrated member of a dedicated community team, working with adults experiencing mental health issues. Our community services are innovative and have recently been reconfigured to provide specific recovery focused interventions to people with mental health issues accessing secondary care. The focus is on providing time-limited interventions to enable individuals to maintain their lives with limited intervention; to understand and develop strategies to manage symptoms they may be experiencing, while working in partnership to establish their own personal recovery action plans.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the flexible management of a defined caseload designed to meet the individual needs of the client and the carers.
To maintain high standards of individualised client care, recognising factors and events that are likely to affect the mental, emotional and physical well-being of clients/carers and provide advice and support when required.
To act as a care coordinator in assessing clients' needs and strengths through a collaborative approach, ensuring that all clients have care plans and that these are implemented and regularly reviewed/updated.
To develop and maintain a high standard of practice, based on assessment, using a range of psychosocial approaches, within a health and psycho-social framework.
To communicate/liaise effectively within relevant agencies to ensure that an integrated programme of care is provided throughout.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

Benefits

Flexible working
Career development
Regular developmental learning sets
Professional and line management supervision
Yearly individual appraisals
Robust in-service training/educational programme

Skills

Required

Registered Adult Nurse
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
Mentorship qualification
Relevant post qualification experience in Acute Mental Health
Experience of providing thorough baseline mental health assessments and case formulation based on these
Experience of working in a community multidisciplinary team setting and ability to undertake home visits / attend various clinical sites as required
Experience of working with service users presenting with a range of mental illnesses including those in crisis
Knowledge and use of the relevant NICE guidelines and of evidence-based interventions
Knowledge of counselling skills, group skills, cognitive skills, behavioural skills
Knowledge of Trust business and how it supports patient care
Knowledge of psycho-social interventions

Nice to have

Brief Solution Focused Therapy
Experience of managing and supervising other staff
Experience of recruitment and selection of staff

Description

Skills

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