The team operates seven days a week, using evidence-based holistic assessments and interventions to support individuals with severe mental health difficulties. Staff enjoy access to a range of resources, flexible work arrangements within a multidisciplinary team, and a positive working environment. Additional benefits include competitive pay enhancements, annual leave, an excellent pension scheme, and various staff discounts.
Working within the Trafford Community Mental Health Team is an exciting and rewarding opportunity.
The teams have a supportive approach for staff with a range of resources available including regular supervision, both clinical and managerial, annual professional development reviews and regular learning opportunities from a range of professionals and training opportunities.
The teams are friendly, welcoming and the role allows professionals to work autonomously but also within a large MDT, which allows for flexibility in the role. Staff well-being is a priority in the Trafford Community Mental Health Team with access to a bright, open-plan office and pleasant break facilities for staff.
Trafford Community Mental Health Team are a committed integrated service that strives to provide quality recovery based support to people with severe and enduring mental health related difficulties in Trafford 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
The service calls upon a wide range of evidence based holistic assessments and interventions.
As a Community Psychiatric Nurse working in the service you will be required to undertake the role of Care Coordinator in line with CPA process, you will have a defined complex caseload which could consist of people who are on the Assertive Outreach pathway, and will be expected to work proactively and flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team model.
There is a requirement to provide clinical leadership and to assist in the organising, supporting, supervision and development of junior staff members.
You will be expected to provide cover for the community depot clinic and the for the team Duty Worker role on a rota basis.
You will also be expected to act as assessor/mentor for student nurses.
The post holder will play a key role in the further development of the service and in the implementation of its Clinical and Social Care Governance agenda.
About us
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
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