Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse
Chiltern CMHT
Amersham Health Centre, Chiltern Avenue, Amersham HP6 5AY
Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 (37.5 Hours per week)
£27ph Weekdays + £250 Sign up bonus
Job Purpose
The post holder will work within the Chiltern Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) providing a high-quality service across all areas of the Community Mental Health Service. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Key Responsibilities
To work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to diagnose, assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of care/interventions, contributing to the continuous assessment of patients.
To undertake more complex assessments, using your profession specific clinical knowledge and skills.
To use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, and their families/carers, the diagnosis and treatment plan, that may be complex and sensitive, to help progress rehabilitation. This will include patients who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
To evaluate patient progress and alter treatment programmes as and when appropriate.
To involve patients and carers in goals and treatment proposals. To gain valid informed consent. To work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity for informed consent or are subject to the Mental Health Act.
To be responsible for own time management and the prioritisation of your caseload.
To supervise the practice of designated registered and non-registered staff within the AMHT.
To develop comprehensive discharge and contingency plans with relevant professionals to arrange on-going care.
To attend clinical meetings, liaise closely both verbally and in writing with the multidisciplinary team, patient, and carers across boundaries to ensure continuity and integration of patient's treatment.
To lead the clinical education and support other members of the AMHT and the wider community service, non-registered staff, patients and their carers, and students.
To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and the wider AMHT.
To be able to manage stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner supporting other members of the AMHT, clients and their families in these situations.
To develop partnership working with all relevant agencies/services/individuals to support optimum management of the identified client group.
We offer a £250 bonus for starting a contract with SCS.
Furthermore, if you know anyone looking for work and you refer them across, we offer a £250 referral bonus per person.
If anything is of interest, please just respond to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on 01772 208963
