Community Psychiatric Nurse

Are you motivated, enthusiastic and committed to working in a recovery and patient focused approach? If so, NHFT Adult Community Mental Health Services is the place for you to work. We have an exciting opportunity to join our Community Mental Health Team that takes pride in the support it offers to North Northamptonshire, working within the Kettering and Corby Teams. We have vacancies for committed enthusiastic Occupational Therapists, Community Psychiatric Nurses and Social Workers who have clinical experience working with people with different mental health conditions.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Nurse, OT or social worker to work within the Community Mental Health Team under the Community Mental Health Team Wellingborough and East Northants. We are seeking individuals who are enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible and creative in their approach and can work alongside nursing staff and the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide quality and effective care.

Excellent learning and development opportunities to support you and develop your Nursing Career.

The postholder's role is an integral part of the MDT where the postholder can make a significant positive contribution to a service user’s recovery journey. The postholder is required to provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team and act up for the Operations Manager in their absence as appropriate.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills. Flexible working patterns for both part time and full time roles. You'll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays. You will demonstrate an enthusiasm for professional development and will be motivated to further your understanding and skills through various training opportunities. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team, benefiting from a comprehensive supervision and appraisal system, with a commitment to staff development and evidence-based practice.

NHFT welcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status. We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

Car owner/driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Experience: Community experience, knowledge and working with people with individuals with Mental Health difficulties. Car driver essential and access to own vehicle.

Professional registration - NMC, HCPC.

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.