This senior community mental health nurse post sits in the Cober DOPMH team within Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's Dementia & Older People's Mental Health Service. The work covers assessment, treatment and care co‑ordination for people with dementia and for adults over 75 with mental health needs. The post holder works as a senior team member, visiting homes and care homes across the county. Applicants need RMN registration and must show how they will reach areas without public transport.
What the job involves
- Assess, treat and co‑ordinate care for people living with dementia
- Assess, treat and co‑ordinate care for adults over 75 with a range of mental health needs
- Manage a caseload under the Care Programme Approach
- Plan, deliver and review personalised care
- Work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary team
- Work with a wide range of statutory and non‑statutory agencies to develop and deliver care
- Visit people at home and in care homes, and support community health and social care teams
- Travel frequently across the county, including to areas without public transport
What’s required
Qualifications
- Professional qualification as a registered mental health nurse (RMN)
- Postgraduate qualification in a psychological therapy such as CBT, or equivalent experience
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Substantial experience managing a busy caseload of people with dementia, mental health problems and age‑related frailty
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent clinical assessment skills
- Care planning, implementation of care and review
- Use of standardised assessment with frail and complex people
- Working in partnership with carers, family members and community services
Other
- Demonstrated plan for managing travel requirements across the county
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
