Job Title: Community Psychiatric Nurse
Employer: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-time
Location: United Kingdom, Worksop
Salary/Rate: 39,959 to 48,117 £ / Year
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available

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Description

• Provide specialist community psychiatric nursing care to older adults with dementia and individuals with organic mental health conditions.

• Conduct assessments and deliver person-centred care to promote recovery, independence, and quality of life.

• Manage an assigned caseload and coordinate appropriate care and support.

• Advise and support care home staff in managing behaviours of concern and improving their confidence and skills.

• Promote dementia-friendly care planning and help reduce distress among service users.

• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, care homes, and partner agencies.

• Help prevent avoidable hospital admissions and maintain appropriate care placements.

• Assess and manage risks while addressing patients’ mental, physical, and social care needs.

• Support safeguarding practices and compliance with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

• Provide guidance and mentorship to nursing students.

• Work within a multidisciplinary team in the Bassetlaw Older People Care Unit and County Dementia Outreach Service.

Requirements

• Must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration.

• Must have experience mentoring nursing students.

• Substantial experience working with people with dementia in inpatient, residential, or community settings.

• Experience managing a clinical caseload.

• Specialist knowledge of dementia-related nursing needs and residential care.

• Strong understanding of risk assessment, risk management, safeguarding, and the mental and physical health needs of older adults.

• Knowledge of the NHS nursing values known as the 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment.

• Excellent communication, written, verbal, and IT skills.

• Strong time management, organisational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work under pressure and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary and inter-agency teams.

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use.

• Ability to work unsocial hours according to service requirements.

• Must demonstrate the Trust’s values of honesty, respect, compassion, and teamwork, alongside a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

• Must undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

• Desirable: Non-medical prescribing qualification.

• Desirable: Dementia care or person-centred care training.

• Desirable: Experience with Mental Capacity Act care planning and best-interest decision-making.

• Desirable: Experience delivering learning and development opportunities to colleagues.

Benefits

• Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants who require it.

• Opportunity to specialise in dementia care and community mental health nursing.

• Opportunity to support older adults in maintaining independence and quality of life.

• Opportunity to collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals and community care providers.

• Opportunity to develop mentoring, care coordination, and specialist clinical skills.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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