Community Mental Health Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oldham, OL1 4DE
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	22 Sept 2026
Closing date:	6 Oct 2026

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Summary

To undertake timely comprehensive, holistic mental health assessments using Trust Approved documents including Mental Health Review, Mental Health Risk Assessment including the formulation of risk and Wellbeing Care plan.To identify and implement effective risk management plans for patients under your care.To provide person centered wellbeing care plans for patients under your care, using SMART goals.To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and riskmanagement. To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models, using a strengths based approach to care.To follow the nursing process (Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate) To understand and adhere to the Care Programme Approach.To have good knowledge around frequently used psychotropic medications including their doses, side effects and routes of administration.To be competent in the administration of intramuscular injections.To understand and adhere to the safe storage of medications, in line with TrustPolicy.To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions in accordance with NICE Guidelines, appropriate to the patients assessed needs.To provide education, advice, emotional and psychological support to patients under your care, with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.To demonstrate effective communication skills when communicating withpatients, families and carers, the MDT, i.e. verbal handovers/discussions with both internal and external stakeholders, written assessments and reports, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.To provide high quality accurate, contemporaneous record keeping using PARIS system, giving regarding to confidentiality, Information Governance guidelines adhering to Trust Policies.To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agenciescollaboratively and in best interests of the service user.To develop strong working relationships with the MDT and wider MDT to promote improved outcomes for patient care.To have good working knowledge of the MCA 2005 to support the assessment ofcapacity in complex situations, and support others to improve/develop their skills.To demonstrate good working knowledge of relevant legislation, i.e. MHA 1983, MCA 2005 and Care Act 2014.To provide leadership support to junior members of the team, i.e. Band 5 Nurses, Community Support Workers and Student Nurses. To contribute effectively to team discussions around patient care.To demonstrate good teamwork, taking accountability for decisions and actions taken. Sharing skills and knowledge with the team to support their development.Ensure high quality of care, using the 6Cs of nursing, Trust Values and adhering to Trust Policies and procedures.To recognise own limitations and seek appropriate support when required.To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.To identify, report and investigate concerns under Safeguarding Adultsprocedures.To complete Social Circumstances Reports for detained patients where their detention is being reviewed at Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.

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