Community Psychiatric Nurse. in Halifax inHalifax PUBLISHED TUE 3 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

22.5 hours per week

Is it time for a change? Are you positive, enthusiastic and a forward-thinking clinician who would like the chance to work in an Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team, then please read on?

We are a specialist service that provide community mental health for older adults living in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. Our mission is to work collaboratively with service users living with a range of mental health conditions, including Dementia, so to enable them to reach their full potential and live well in their communities.

Due to service development, we are looking to recruit Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurses to play a key clinical role in delivering a high standard of care. There are three vacancies to work Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

We are looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about working in an innovative, flexible, and creative way. You need to be committed to working collaboratively with service users, carers and other disciplines to develop a plan of care and recovery.

We have a strong and well established Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) who work together to deliver person centred assessments, interventions, and support.

A full comprehensive induction will be provided and the service places staff clinical and management supervision, appraisal, support and professional development as a high priority.

For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.

The role will be working with service users with severe and enduring mental health needs and/or living with Dementia. You will need to be proficient in undertaking initial assessments of service users, short term intervention work, triage, making clinical decisions and working collaboratively with partner organisations and primary care staff.

Ideally, you will have experience of working in a community mental health service, but this is not essential as training will be provided.

A key element of the role will be leadership, the ability to support colleagues with day-to-day caseload management, including prioritisation of responsibilities in times of high clinical demand.

The base is at Laura Mitchell Health & Wellbeing Centre, Halifax, where case management will be held.

A Full UK driving license and use of own car is essential.

Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application. (Please note this is only for full time hours)

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

About us

Has continuing responsibility for the provision of skilled interventions to people with mental health problems in the community. Works within a multi-disciplinary team as a member of aCore CMHT.

Management of own caseload in line with C.P.A. procedures and risk management protocols.

Provision of leadership to the Core Team in respect of psycho-social interventions to people and carers.

Supervision and support of other team members.

Participation in service development and clinical governance structures.

Assesses needs and identifies problems relevant to the care of people referred.

Devises a plan of care in partnership with the person and carers.

Implements the planned programme of care to ensure a high standard is achieved.

Reviews the effectiveness of the care provided and where appropriate initiates any action.

Advises and supports the person and carers to promote health and well-being and to prevent illness.

Recognises situations that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the person and initiates action that may be required.

Establishes and maintains satisfactory communication with all agencies involved in the persons care in both hospital and community.

Functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

Management of enquiries and direct referrals of people in accordance with the Core C.M.H.T. Operational Policy and participates in the team duty rota.

Maintain professional registration and demonstrate commitment to statutory codes of practice and continued professional development requirements.

Responsible for acting up in the absence of the team leader.

Maintains accurate patient care records in accordance with professional codes of conduct and trust procedures and ensures records are made available when required by the appropriate agency.

Participates in the formulation of policies at unit level.

Maintains accurate mileage records.

Manages caseload with due economy of cost and time.

Ensures safe carriage, storage and administration of drugs prescribed (registered nurses only).

Responsible for the ordering of stock with due economy.

Produces monthly statistics in line with trust directives.

Keeps the Management Team and colleagues informed of developments relevant to the area of responsibility.

Supervises students and trainees on placement.

Assists in the teaching and in-service training of staff.

Is conversant with current trends in clinical practice.

Participates and accepts delegated responsibility in research and clinical audit as required.

Attends courses or training sessions relevant to the updating of knowledge and experience.

Promotes an understanding of mental health and well being.

Ensures health and safety regulations are observed.

Attends mandatory training sessions as directed by the Trust.

Participates in the values based induction and the annual appraisal process.

Attends team meetings.

Supports the Trusts commitment to a healthy work-life balance.

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