We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services in Ware.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of nursing in a community setting, working closely with colleagues in a small supportive team, and making a real difference to the quality of services.
You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes – including business insurance – is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
The successful candidate will:
be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care
have regular supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities
provided with excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.
Newly registered Band 5 community nurses are supported in their transition from student to nurse through a 12 month preceptorship programme.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
- Carry out specialist mental health and social care assessments. Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist care. This will include frequent requirement for intense concentration.
- Devise care plans that promote patients independent living in the community
- Complete risk assessments that are clear, concise and detail plans to safely manage any risks that are identified.
- Use a variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of the individual and the clinical setting in which they are seen.
- To provide ongoing interventions for people where assessment indicates this to be relevant to their needs.
- Where indicated by assessment to discharge with appropriate care provisions and follow-up, with future review dates booked as appropriate.
- Demonstrate a high standard of record keeping and documentation with adherence to Trust policies
- Work with c olleagues to develop and promote the service’s philosophy, framework of
care delivery and strategic objectives.
- Contribute to Mental Health strategy discussions/steering groups when requested by senior management.
- Work with colleagues to develop and demonstrate clinical expertise and good standards of mental health practice.
- Deliver care that is person centred reflecting current best practice, and challenges practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality care.
- Demonstrate a working understanding of the legal and ethical issues in providing mental health care. In particular having a good knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and its use in non-mental health areas.
- Complete PREP as defined by NMC.
For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.
