Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job summary

This position allows nurses to deliver crucial mental health support and interventions directly within the community, positively influencing patients' lives. The flexibility inherent in a bank role means nurses can tailor their schedules to fit personal commitments, promoting a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, the diverse community settings offer rich opportunities for skill enhancement, professional autonomy, and engaging with individuals from various backgrounds. The ability to provide compassionate, patient-centered care on a flexible schedule makes this role both professionally rewarding and personally accommodating.

Main duties of the job

• Providing robust assessment of patients (by telephone or face-to-face) who have been referred due to presenting with mental health difficulties.
• Identifying appropriate care pathways and ensuring the least restrictive option to meet the needs of the patient and ensuring their wellbeing.
• Signposting to appropriate care providers (including primary and tertiary care).
• Raising concerns to senior staff for support and management.
• Completing documentation and planning care for patients.
• Presenting cases to Multi-Disciplinary Team for discussion around care pathway.
• Liaison with colleagues nursing, occupational therapy, medics, psychology and admin.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression

access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance

flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access

over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Salary

£23.82 to £38.11 an hour

Band

Band 6

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Essential Qualifications

• Statement of NMC Registration Degree /Diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Essential Experience

• A minimum of 6 months paid experience as a Community Psychiatric Nurse in an UK hospital environment within the last 3 years

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Unit 2 Kings Court Business Park, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1JR, United Kingdom

Contact

Charlotte Miller,