Community Psychiatric Nurse

Sanctuary Personnel is currently looking for an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to take on a new ongoing contract role.

Location: High Wycombe

Pay Rate: £26 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract Type: Locum, 6-month contract/ongoing block booking.

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours per week (hours flexible between 8am and 8pm). Part time will be considered.

Main Duties:

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 function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. ward, department, patients homes etc.) involving changing and demanding conditions
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 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 delegate appropriate duties to junior registered and support staff and follow up outcomes.
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 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
Using care clustering packages to inform and develop plans of care.
To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development. This will also support requirements for registrations with the Health Profession Council/NMB/GSCC
Requirements of the Community Psychiatric Nurse:

Degree or equivalent in Mental Health Nursing
Experience working as a Mental Health Nurse
NMC Registration
Contact:

This Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse job is advertised by Alex Meek; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

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Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement