Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (09:00am- 17:00pm)
- Job ref
- 311-O601-24
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Forest House, Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Older Adults Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse (Care Coordinator) in the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team.
Oldham Community Mental Health Services are currently undergoing a transformation within our service and with the Living Well developments. This means exciting opportunities have arisen for Community Mental Health Nurses within the CMHT.
The Older Adults CMHT work with people aged 65 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs with functional and organic mental illness. The CMHTs are integrated with the local authority, providing a multidisciplinary approach to the care provided.
Care Coordinators are responsible for providing a holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for clients on their caseload as well as commissioning packages of care in line with Oldham Council policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
To undertake the role of care-coordinator in the assessment, treatment and delivery of care to older adults with mental health problems both functional and organic, who meet the criteria for access to the service.
To conduct specialist mental health assessments and Trust approved risk assessments of service users and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans. You will plan and implement care plans, including risk assessment/management plans for individuals.
To provide evidenced based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed plans.
With reference to the Care Act criteria, identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and commission care using the local authority systems and according to local authority procedures.
To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
Report concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures and carry out an investigation with the guidance of a more senior colleague.
Complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
Observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
Actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.
All individuals meeting the person specification criteria are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To assess the health and social care needs of service users referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures. To conduct specialist Mental Health Assessment and Trust Approved Risk Assessment of Service users and devise appropriate are plans an risk management plans.
To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
To ensure where appropriate that service users are screened for Continuing Health Care Funding and support them in applying for this funding using the Decision Support Tool and by presenting to the CHC Funding panel under the CHC Framework.
With reference to the Care Act criteria identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and commission care using local authority systems and according the local authority procedures.
To perform the duties of a Care Manager in arranging the commissioning of services to ensure the needs of the client referred to the team are met effectively, reviewed regularly
and provided according to local authority guidance.
To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support in those referred to the team with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in the best interests of the service user.
To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP’s) throughout involvement of the case, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and information Governance guidelines.
To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments and conduct Carers Assessment if required and record on Local Authority database.
To act as an Appropriate Adult under the Police of Criminal Evidence Act 1084.
To report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
To complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act Review Capacity Act and other relevant legislative frameworks
To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and information Governance guidelines.
To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to PARIS and the clustering of service users.
To complete all necessary service user documentation for input onto Local Authority systems and databases.
Person specification
Interview
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Current Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
- Interventions to manage mental health problems
- Common interventions used when working with dementia patients
- Common medications used to treat mental health conditions
- Understanding of CPA
- Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- The impact of physical health on the mental health of older people
- Adult Safeguarding process
- Carers needs and rights
- A knowledge and awareness of anti-discriminatory practice
- Ability to carry out mental health and risk assessments
- Effective Communication
- Ability to manage a caseload and prioritise work
- Work as part of an MDT
- Mange own emotions, recognise professional boundaries and own limitation
Desirable criteria
- Assessor/Supervisor Course
- Working with older people with mental health problems in a community setting
- Understanding and experience of the Care Act
- CHC Framework
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Camilla O'Reilly
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 7162192
- Additional information
Contact Camilla O'Reilly
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