Community Mental Health Nurse - Primary Care Plus, Band 6

Community Mental Health Nurse, Band 6 Reports to: Team Manager Responsible to: AMHLD Director, Director of Nursing Base: Beckenham Beacon - Borough of Bromley OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST "Our values are important to us" Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is committed to delivering excellent nursing care, ensuring the needs of people who use our service are at the heart of everything we do. We have 6 trust values; excellence, having a user focus , partnership, safety, being responsive and learning all are essential to the delivery of high quality care. As a member of staff working in our services we will expect you to provide that care in accordance with our trust values and those reflected within our Nursing strategy and the vision from the Chief Nursing officer of "developing a culture of compassionate care" encapsulated in the 6 C's; care compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. Working for Oxleas will provide you with an opportunity to become part of an outstanding organisation where we have pledged a commitment to nurses. This job description outlines the responsibilities you would make to uphold our values and provide a first class service You will be expected to provide the delivery of high quality care, ensuring standards are consistently high. You will do this by being competent and having the knowledge to lead on and deliver comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care. You will be office based in a small multi-disciplinary team, responsible for carrying out thorough clinical and risk assessment over the telephone, seeing the patient holistically, being sensitive to their needs and escalating that risk to senior staff where necessary. You will use standardised and specialist assessment, assessment and screening tools to gather baseline information and inform treatment packages. You will have sound knowledge of the various explanatory models of mental health, the evidence which underpins it in order to utilise evidence based interventions in all aspects of clinical care. You will be able to follow instruction but work autonomously, with good attention to detail. You will contribute to the delivery of peer and student supervision and participate in the development and implementation of team protocols and the provision of information for services users and carers. You will participate in any research, audit, clinical governance or clinical effective ness projects and demonstrate the ability to initiate and maintain positive change within own work environment. Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request. For further details / informal visits contact: Amy Christie - Acting Team Manager - 02086 592151, option 2 Employment Type: FULL_TIME