Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Derby City Community Mental Health and Living Well Team C as a Community Psychiatric Nurse.



You will be part of a friendly multi-disciplinary team, which will include colleagues from the voluntary sector, where the voice of those seeking support is at the heart of everything we do.



We actively promote professional development, with a diverse range of training.



We are proud of our open culture and our work ethics.



We value and respect each and every member of the team.



Communicate complex, and sensitive information in circumstances where mental ill health creates barriers to understanding, and to overcome barriers to establishing good relationships to enable care planning and collaborative working.



Be responsible for assuring individuals on caseload have a personalised plan of care that is formulated in a collaborative way and with agreed outcomes associated with current evidence.



Assume the role as a lead professional/Care Co-ordinator for patients in their caseload.



Be responsible for the delivery of core interventions and Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP).



Ensure that patients on their caseload have up to date safety plans in place, completed in collaboration and shared where appropriate across the health community.



Participate in the process of clinical supervision, both as supervisor, where delegated and supervisee.



Provide therapies, within skill set that are appropriate to meet the specific needs of the individual based on their diagnosis, life stage and abilities.



Promote health education in accordance with the trust making every contact count and based upon individuals holistic assessments.

The post holder will work in conjunction with current Trust Care Programme Approach processes, assuring that clinical systems are in place for individuals on their caseload.



Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.



CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible



27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service



Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training



Generous NHS pension scheme



Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits



Health service discounts and online benefits



Incremental pay progression



Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7



Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network



Health and wellbeing opportunities



Structured learning and development opportunities



Please review the and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.



The post holder will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within Derby.



The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.



The post holder will communicate with people with a range of mental health needs, to provide and receive complex, sensitive information to people where there are barriers to understanding.



The post holder will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of competence.



As a registered practitioner you are professionally and legally accountable under the NMC code of professional practice.