Older Adults Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 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 the 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 an holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for patients on their caseload.
Main duties of the job Role Summary: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.
The post holder will support the duty system that is operated within the team in response to crisis calls they receive.
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 and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
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.
About us We are proud of the consistent feedback from the teams that shows working in Oldham is different from their experience working in other areas.
What sets Oldham apart is the great working relationships within the teams and wider mental health teams in the Borough, fantastic peer support, with staff members having a wealth of knowledge and experience.
The managers are proactive at providing advice and guidance where required, with an open-door policy in place.
As managers we like to encourage professional autonomy through assisting the development of practitioners' skills and talents, using a reflective approach, while also providing a more nurturing approach where needed.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.
Job description Job responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities To assess the health and social care needs of service users referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed conduct specialist Mental Health Assessment and Trust Approved Risk Assessment of Service users and devise appropriate are plans an risk management provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed 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 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 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 regularlyand provided according to local authority 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 promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in the best interests of the service liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals ( GPs) throughout involvement of the case, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and information Governance Carers are supported and offered a Carers Assessment and signposted to relevant report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act Review Capacity Act and other relevant legislative frameworksTo 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 complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to PARIS and the clustering of service complete all necessary service user documentation for input onto Local Authority systems and databases.
Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential RMN or Equivalent level professional qualification Educated to Degree level.
Evidence of advanced academia NMC registration Desirable Educated to Degree level.
Evidence of advanced academia Assessor/Supervisor Training Experience Essential Experience of working in a community mental health team Must have experience of working with older people in a mental health setting.
Evidence of Multi-professional working.
Post Qualifying experience in a Community/Ward Based setting Completing mental health assessments and risk assessments managing own time and prioritising workload managing own caseload effectivley Desirable Evidence of working with service users in community setting Experience of working with service users with enduring mental health problems their carers and families Evidence of constructing effective packages of care and management strategies Knowledge Essential Knowledge of screening tools and interventions appropriate to older people Knowledge of current best practice in dementia care including management of behaviour that challenges Ability to advise nursing and medical staff in best practice Impact of physical ill health on the mental health of older people Safeguarding procedures and practice Common medications in use with this client group , issues with concordance, interactions, side effects and theraputic effects.
An understanding of Mental Health Act and Menatal Capcity Act Legistlation Desirable An understanding of the Care Act Reovery Model Skills and Abilities Essential Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessments, risk assessment and be accountable for decision making IT Skills Evdence of ability to manage a complex caseload without direct supervision Ability to manage own time Ability to work with other professionals and multidisciplinary team Ability to provide theraputic interventions for this client group Ability to communicate effectivley and provide coherent reports and documentation according to Trust documentation standards Ability to engage with service users and carers in the production of person centred care plans Ability to manage own emotions and those of others in challenging situations Ability to be assertive and engage in difficult conversations with clients and other proffessionals Desirable Broad range of clinical skills Work Related Circumstances Essential Full driving licence and access to a car or access to means of mobility Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Keen interest in woring with this client group