Community Mental Health Nurse / Key Worker - Older People
| Posting date: | 19 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,939.00 to £50,697.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42939.00 - £50697.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, N15 3TH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9455-25-0192 |
Summary
1. Carry overall responsibility for the management of a caseload in the role of Key worker /care manager, as defined by the Dialog+ approach and other government and local directives. Ensure that the service of the CMHT i.e. nursing, social care, occupational therapy and psychology is carried out effectively within a multidisciplinary framework and in collaboration with other agencies. Maintain contact with service users on their caseload during periods of admission, including attendance at MDT meetings. To take lead in the planning and implementation of the clients re-integration back into the community. 2. Provide service users and their carers with a service that is culturally sensitive and gives due consideration to any special needs 3. Provide therapeutic interventions by means of assessment and ongoing treatment in various settings. Design care programmes in line with risk assessment and psychosocial needs. In consultation with MDT colleagues discharge service users in line with Trust and CMHT policies and procedures 4. Participate in the Duty System as the Duty Officer or Backup providing a Direct Access mental health service to the community. Be responsible for the screening of all new referrals, arrange assessments, provide advice and refer to other agencies as appropriate. 5 Input and maintain clear, comprehensive and contemporaneous written records on all service users in accordance with NMC standards and Trust policies, utilising I.T. skills and knowledge to access and input all information and data to the RIO case management electronic / integrated notes and Framework I (social services computer system) as required. 6. Screen referrals received via intake (single point of access) in consultation with the designated duty manager. Bringing circumstances of an urgent nature to the immediate attention of the senior practitioner. 7. Provide formal, ongoing clinical supervision and caseload management supervision to less experienced members of the CMHT and students on placement who are allocated cases. This includes carrying overall responsibility for junior practitioners caseloads 8. Undertake involvement of formal and informal training and team development for qualified and unqualified staff, including students 9. Initiate and/or collaborate in clinical developments based on appropriate research evidence. Set, monitor and ensure maintenance of standards of mental health as appropriate to the post holders professional qualification. 10. Promote health and provide highly specialist advice / education regarding Mental Health to professionals, service users, their carers, other agencies and members of the community in general. 11. Receive regular, ongoing clinical and case management supervision; attend staff development and training as required. The post holder will be subject to periodic appraisal for their work performance (Individual Performance Appraisal and Review) and objectives will be set on an annual basis between the post holder and their supervisor / manager 12. To prepare and provide all necessary social circumstances report and mental health tribunal report as required. 13. To prepare and provide evidence-based community Care, treatment and interventions. To negotiate buying in Services as required to meet clients needs. E.g. Direct payments, Home Care, Housing.) 14. To provide a direct link / liaison to GP practices as a mental health specialist advisor for individual service users. 15. To assist clients with Welfare Rights / Benefits / Freedom Pass. 16. Promote Health and Safety advice at work and in the Community. 17. To be highly skilled in working with potential aggressive behaviour of clients, relatives and carers in the community. 18. To have specialist skills and knowledge required to work independently in highly unpleasant/potentially hazardous conditions and unpredictable environments.