Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Community Psychiatric Nurse
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Bolton Community Mental Health Services
Bolton Community Mental Health Services are a committed integrated service that strives to provide quality recovery based support to people with severe and enduring mental health related difficulties in Bolton 7 days per week, 365 days per year. The service calls upon a wide range of evidence based holistic assessments and interventions.
Role Overview
As a Community Psychiatric Nurse working in the service you will be required to undertake the role of Care Coordinator in line with CPA process, you will have a defined complex caseload which could consist of people who are on the Assertive Outreach pathway, and will be expected to work proactively and flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team model, and you will be expected to work outside normal office working hours. You will also be expected to act as assessor/mentor for student nurses.
This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.
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Key Responsibilities
- To provide skilled mental health nursing care to people in the community.
- To assume the role of care coordinator for a complex caseload.
- To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To have a theoretical and working knowledge of the Safeguarding Adults and Children’s framework, and to take the lead role when necessary.
- To undertake initial assessments of people referred into the service, linking in directly with the Team Leader and wider MDT.
- To develop, implement and evaluate holistic programmes of care, including the assessment of carer’s needs and assessments.
- To maintain close links with other statutory and non-statutory professionals and agencies, and to be able to access resources from provider services, and to maintain good channels of communication.
- To undertake the role of care coordinator in accordance with the philosophy of the Care Programme Approach and associated Mental Health Act (1983) legislation and Care Act legislation.
About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations. We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Charlotte Dowling
- Job title: Team Manager
- Email address: charlotte.dowling@gmmh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01204 483003
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