Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Community Mental Health Nurse
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in Hemel Hempstead.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
HPFT is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a “Good to Great” journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
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The Community Mental Health Nurse will be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for a defined caseload of people with complex mental health and or social care needs; and maintaining associated records. They will also act as mentor for Student Nurses as required.
Duties And Responsibilities
- To support the CMHT Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication
- To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referrals to and discharge from the CMHT across in-patient, primary care and community services
- Maintain effective joint working with Sector EPMHS, CATTs, EIP’s, AOTs and other community based teams according to local circumstances
- Ensure that all relevant information regarding client care is communicated to the appropriate persons within and outside the team, bringing to the CMHT Team Leader’s attention issues of concern regarding practice or workload
- Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting.
- To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively co-ordinating care planning and review meetings, and case conferences as appropriate.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff
Provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jamie Pablos
Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address: Jamie.pablos@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07929090677
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