Practice nurse - specialist interest mental health | Medway Community Healthcare CIC
Do you have a specialist interest and experience in mental health nursing?
• Are you registered with the NMC as an RGN or RMN, with an independent prescribing qualification?
• Are you passionate about supporting people to stay in their homes?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
The post holder will be responsible for improving care for adult service users and carers, aged 18 and over, across Medway Primary Care Networks. The nurse would work within the GP surgery facilities, providing the following support:
• Supporting patients recently transferred back to the GP from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) Secondary Care ensuring patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Dementia, have the best possible chance to remain stable in the community.
• Carrying out annual reviews and physical health checks for mental health patients in primary care including but not limited to Dementia Annual Reviews, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) reviews.
• Signposting patients to relevant community services in the community to support mental health recovery.
• Working with local mental health services and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health Service, maximizing effectiveness and avoiding duplication of care.
• Attending community based multi-disciplinary team meetings aligned to their Primary Care Network when required.
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.
Job purpose
The post holder is responsible for improving care for adult service users and carers, aged 18 and over, across Medway Primary Care Networks. The nurse would work within the GP surgery facilities, providing the following support:
Support patients recently transferred back to the GP from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) Secondary Care ensuring patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Dementia, have the best possible chance to remain stable in the community.
To carry out annual reviews and physical health checks for mental health patients in primary care including but not limited to Dementia Annual Reviews, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) reviews.
Signpost patients to relevant community services in the community to support mental health recovery.
Work with local mental health services and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health Service, maximizing effectiveness and avoiding duplication of care.
Attend community based multi-disciplinary team meetings aligned to their PrimaryCare Network when required.
In addition to this, the nurse will also:
Work within and adhere to the relevant professional codes of conduct, standards of practice and relevant policies and guidelines.
As a health professional take responsibility for developing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to practices
within the Medway area. The post holder will need to be flexible, innovative and proactive in-service development.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision
of assessment, interventions, education, and discharge planning of
clients referred from within the Medway area.
The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate
advanced knowledge, skill and experience in the management of
various mental health conditions, using a bio-psychosocial approach.
Liaises and supports other health care professionals, multi-agency
professionals and third sector providers.
Required to report on the delivery of the programme against agreed
targets.
To work as part of a team with other primary care nurses and the wider
primary care workforce, in a variety of community settings where there
is a requirement to make decisions within local policies and guidelines.
Key dimensions of the role include: Support recovery by pro-actively enabling medically-stable individuals to
move from secondary to primary care. Support must be personalised to
patient (and their family/carers) needs and that agreed shared care
responsibilities are in place and are clearly documented. This will
include proactively identifying and booking patients in for appointments.
Provide support to primary care clinicians and practice staff in the
management of mental health conditions in primary care. Support the
effective ‘navigation’ of patients through the various mental health
systems and services. Ensure that local voluntary sector, health and
social care provision are used effectively.
Liaise with GPs to improve the physical health outcomes of those with a
long-term mental health condition and the mental health outcomes of
those with a long-term physical health condition.
Full JD can be found in the attachments
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024
• Are you registered with the NMC as an RGN or RMN, with an independent prescribing qualification?
• Are you passionate about supporting people to stay in their homes?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
The post holder will be responsible for improving care for adult service users and carers, aged 18 and over, across Medway Primary Care Networks. The nurse would work within the GP surgery facilities, providing the following support:
• Supporting patients recently transferred back to the GP from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) Secondary Care ensuring patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Dementia, have the best possible chance to remain stable in the community.
• Carrying out annual reviews and physical health checks for mental health patients in primary care including but not limited to Dementia Annual Reviews, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) reviews.
• Signposting patients to relevant community services in the community to support mental health recovery.
• Working with local mental health services and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health Service, maximizing effectiveness and avoiding duplication of care.
• Attending community based multi-disciplinary team meetings aligned to their Primary Care Network when required.
So what else?
• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.
Job purpose
The post holder is responsible for improving care for adult service users and carers, aged 18 and over, across Medway Primary Care Networks. The nurse would work within the GP surgery facilities, providing the following support:
Support patients recently transferred back to the GP from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) Secondary Care ensuring patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), and Dementia, have the best possible chance to remain stable in the community.
To carry out annual reviews and physical health checks for mental health patients in primary care including but not limited to Dementia Annual Reviews, Serious Mental Illness (SMI) reviews.
Signpost patients to relevant community services in the community to support mental health recovery.
Work with local mental health services and the KMPT Primary Care Mental Health Service, maximizing effectiveness and avoiding duplication of care.
Attend community based multi-disciplinary team meetings aligned to their PrimaryCare Network when required.
In addition to this, the nurse will also:
Work within and adhere to the relevant professional codes of conduct, standards of practice and relevant policies and guidelines.
As a health professional take responsibility for developing, planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to practices
within the Medway area. The post holder will need to be flexible, innovative and proactive in-service development.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision
of assessment, interventions, education, and discharge planning of
clients referred from within the Medway area.
The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate
advanced knowledge, skill and experience in the management of
various mental health conditions, using a bio-psychosocial approach.
Liaises and supports other health care professionals, multi-agency
professionals and third sector providers.
Required to report on the delivery of the programme against agreed
targets.
To work as part of a team with other primary care nurses and the wider
primary care workforce, in a variety of community settings where there
is a requirement to make decisions within local policies and guidelines.
Key dimensions of the role include: Support recovery by pro-actively enabling medically-stable individuals to
move from secondary to primary care. Support must be personalised to
patient (and their family/carers) needs and that agreed shared care
responsibilities are in place and are clearly documented. This will
include proactively identifying and booking patients in for appointments.
Provide support to primary care clinicians and practice staff in the
management of mental health conditions in primary care. Support the
effective ‘navigation’ of patients through the various mental health
systems and services. Ensure that local voluntary sector, health and
social care provision are used effectively.
Liaise with GPs to improve the physical health outcomes of those with a
long-term mental health condition and the mental health outcomes of
those with a long-term physical health condition.
Full JD can be found in the attachments
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024
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