This fixed 24-month Band 5 post sits in the Lancaster & Morecambe Older Adults Community Mental Health Team at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Core work is managing a caseload of over-65s with complex mental health needs, treating people at home and in the community to avoid hospital admission. It is part-time at 22.5 hours, Monday to Friday daytime, and includes supervising student nurses and unqualified staff. Applicants need an RMN qualification and current NMC registration.
What the job involves
- Manage and monitor own caseload
- Provide care and treatment programmes to patients over 65 with complex mental health difficulties
- Work with patients, carers and other professionals and agencies in homes and community settings
- Work within an MDT to support patients to remain at home and prevent hospital admission
- Undertake generic clinical duties to support team functions and respond to the needs of patients, families and carers
- Supervise the practice of student nurses and unqualified staff
What’s required
Qualifications
- RMN qualification
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Experience working with older adults with mental health difficulties
- Experience managing a caseload
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
- Knowledge of dementia care
- Knowledge of current mental health policy and legislation
- Excellent communication skills
- Compassionate, caring approach
- Works calmly and efficiently and adapts to changing situations
Other
- Reliable
- Works well within a team
- Person-centred approach to care and treatment
What’s offered
- Regular caseload clinical supervision
- Line management supervision
- Development through hands-on experience and challenges
- Support for flexible working, including term time, compressed hours and flexi-time
- Wellbeing resources and support
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
