Senior Community Mental Health Nurse - Dementia

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Community Mental Health Nurse to join the Assessment and Diagnosis team within the Dementia Assessment and Support Service (DASS).

We are in an exciting period of change due to the Dementia Transformation taking place across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.

This role involves working closely with our Nurse Practitioners who assess and diagnose Dementia, to support the referrals management process and to provide community-based intensive input to our service users and carers who have more complex needs, whilst in the assessment process, and this will be driven by clinical need.

Our team is seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills and someone who will work well as part of a team. Someone who will also have determination and drive, and is committed to working holistically to improve the lives of those who use our service, their family and carers and also who can demonstrate a range of therapeutic interventions.

Main duties of the job:

• Referrals Management, including triage.
• Risk Assessment and Risk Management.
• Care planning.
• MDT working.
• Liaison with external services, and those within MPFT.

Working for your organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Take responsibility, for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
• Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
• Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the ward/department (as set by the responsible nurse) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
• The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
• Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.
• Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.