Locum Community Mental Health Nurse
Mind Professionals
- Northallerton, North Yorkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
Adult MOD
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Full time hours
Pay: 26.69 via an approvedA. OVERALL JOB DESCRIPTION-SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
1. To provide an outpatient occuptionally focused community mental health service
within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health
(DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic
interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration
with the multi-disciplinary mental health team.
2. To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all
personnel referred to the DCMH.
3. To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing
development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
4. To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all
client contact.
5. To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers
(MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial
assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
6. To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
7. To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in
initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
8. To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as
appropriate.
9. To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g.
audits) as directed by the HG lead.
10. Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based
on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National
Treatment Agency (NTA).
B. STANDARDS TO WHICH A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONER BAND 6 MUST COMPLY WHEN PROVIDING THE SERVICES
11. To be accountable to the standards of psychotherapy, care, advice, and support that
you provide to patients, the fellow professionals and the CoC, in line with the relevant
standards set by the professional regulating bodies, such as the Nursing and Midwifery
Council (NMC) and/or the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
(BABCP)/EMDR UK & Ireland, and Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
12. To comply with joint Service Publication (JSP) 950 Medical Policy.C. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE
13. Must either:
- Be a Mental Health Nurse registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Health clinical speciality, preferably but not limited to Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy.
Or
- Hold a professional registration with the British Association for Behavioural
and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and be accredited in either EMDR or
CBT.
14. Must be in date for Basic Life Support (BLS), Anaphylaxis, Automated External
Defibrillator (AED) and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and be able to provide
certification.
15. Must have 2 years' experience in a Mental Health role.
16. Must hold current, valid personal medical indemnity insurance.
17. To maintain patient safety, support, develop and promote healthcare governance
activity and in conjunction with the Medical Facility leadership team focus and drive quality
improvement.
18. Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People
and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training.
D. DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE
19. Previous Ministry of Defence (MOD) experience.
20. Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Parts 1, 2, or Accredited
Practitioner.
21. Full driving licence valid in the UKFor more information in relation to the above vacancy or any other of our locum or permanent opportunities please contact the recruitment team at Mind Professionals on 01223 813838 or email your CV at recruiters@mindprofessionals.com.Mind Professionals - Why work with us?
We are a specialist Mental Health Recruitment Agency who offer work across THREE different sectors - NO other recruitment agency offers this.
1) Locum and permanent recruitment
2) Medico Legal Work
3) Therapies and ASD/ADHD Diagnosis
As an approved NHS framework supplier, our candidates have access to all NHS jobs within the UK, we also have exclusive access to mental health roles within the Ministry of Defence and partner with many private healthcare organisations to offer you the best roles in the sector.Mind Professionals offer the following candidate benefits:
- Your own dedicated recruitment consultant to support you throughout your entire journey with the organisation.
- Attractive and highly competitive rates of pay
- A generous Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
- A range of long- and short-term locum placements and permanent roles to match your availability and preferences
- Access to all NHS and private sector vacancies throughout the UK
- Free DBS disclosure (where required)Please or to apply for this job.