Clinical Nurse Specialist; Older Person Community Mental Health

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic registered practitioner with advanced clinical skills. We want applicants who are keen to be part of transformation and improvement in the area of Older Persons Community Mental Health services. We require people who can offer strong clinical leadership, education and mentoring to the team. We value creativity, innovation and passion towards providing excellent patient care;

a resilient practitioner, who is aware of and able to cope with the pressure and unpredictability of community working.

Central Norfolk Older Persons Community Mental Health teams provide a Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm service including assessments and treatment pathways. You will be responsible for supporting the team with triage, providing advice to primary care clinicians where appropriate. You will be required to prescribe and your scope of prescribing practice must include prescribing in Older Persons Mental Health. You will also be required to support the wider team with assessments and treatment planning, aiding the team with risk management and co-ordination of care delivery within a well-resourced team.

You will be supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with other health and social care providers, linking into the wider multi-disciplinary service.

If you are interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role and would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused community team - we would love to hear from you!

• Caseload management, supporting with the provision of mental health care services
• Supporting and advising other health care professionals within the wider team
• Giving advice about risk and demonstrating comprehensive assessment skills
• A positive role model and mentor to colleagues and junior members of staff
• Providing appropriate interventions to patients with mental illness (incorporating NICE guidelines)
• Initiate, create and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, ensuring that practice is patient centred
• Supporting and develop the principles of joint partnership working and to be pro-acting in fostering positive interagency relationships and information sharing

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

This post offers an opportunity to work closely with the leadership team, and a varied MDT including psychology. We offer a comprehensive induction programme. We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, and able to provide better outcomes for our service users. We have a culture of continued learning, which includes a variety of training, reflection, supervision and service development - these are facilitated by our senior clinical team, including our Clinical Nurse Specialists.

When you join us, you can expect regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development, you ll be provided with a full induction program and access to extensive training and career development.

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.