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Employer Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bensham Hospital Town Gateshead Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 23/06/2025 23:59 Community Mental Health NurseNHS AfC: Band 6In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possibleIMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORMAll references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required. All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions. Job overviewAre you motivated, caring, compassionate, highly skilled at delivering mental health interventions with the ability to work autonomously in a community setting? Would you like to work in a supportive environment as a band 6 in an Older Adults Community Mental Health Team providing evidence based and person-centred care? We are currently recruiting into our specialist Older Adult Mental Health service which works across the borough of Gateshead. Staff work autonomously while being part of a wider Multi Agency Team, which includes Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. We have strong links with other parts of the service which includes the Memory Hub, Younger Persons with Dementia unit, Mental Health Liaison and the two in patient mental health wards. As part of an acute trust, we work closely with our physical health colleagues. We are a service with accreditation status from the Royal College of Psychiatry. For the post, you must have a genuine interest in older people with mental health problems and previous experience of working in the community is desirable. You will need the ability to work autonomously while contributing to the team as a whole. You are required to have substantial experience working at Band 5 or equivalent in your professional field and a commitment to service development. Main duties of the jobTo provide the highest standard of quality and individualised care for patients which is delivered to ensure safety and a commitment to promoting recovery, wellbeing and maximising independence To be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of community patients with complex mental health needs through the utilisation of enhanced clinical skills To deliver evidenced based clinical and psychological based interventions The post holder will be expected to work autonomously while working in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, statutory agencies and 3rd sector partner agencies to deliver the best clinical outcomes To work in collaboration with the patient and where appropriate, the carer, to develop personcentred care plans which focus on Recovery and Wellbeing To consider carer needs and facilitate the involvement of carers and family in care planning where this is deemed to be appropriate and best suited to the needs of the patient Co-ordinate effective discharge planning by working collaboratively with patients, families, the members of the MDT, statutory agencies and 3rd sector partner agencies To provide compassionate care which incorporates the 6 C’s and is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity Working for our organisationBased in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead. As a group we employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaecology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry. Alongside a full range of local hospital services, we provide breast screening services for Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and parts of Durham – and we are the North Eastern hub for the National Bowel Cancer and AAA Screening Programmes, covering a population of around seven million people. Gateshead NHS Trust values and respects the diversity of its employees and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our communities. We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS while creating a service which is sustainable and dynamic. The most important way we will get there is by living the ‘ICORE’ values of the organisation: Care Respect Engagement Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo provide the highest standard of holistic care for patients through the utilisation of enhanced clinical skills and advice in the assessment and management of patients in the Community setting, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to improve and maintain the quality and safety of patient care The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, without supervision. To contribute to the delivery and development of the Mental Health Servicethrough the use of effective evidence based practice in line with agreed national standards for clinical practice To be accountable for the planning and delivery of all aspects of patient care in relation to the serviceas set out in the NMC Code of Practice. To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework to ensure the highest quality of care is provided in safest manner To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of specialist care and knowledge To communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, carers and the public To act as a resource and role model for the profession at all times To provide education and training to clinical staff and internal /external agencies To supervise and teach junior staff. Person specificationQualificationsFirst Level Registered Nurse RNMH, RMN, RNLD. Recognised qualification relevant to speciality Management Development Recruitment and selection training Teaching and Assessing qualification Knowledge, skills and aptitude• Has excellent communication and organisational skills • Evidence of time management skills • Has a good working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach • Has a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Experience• Substantial Band 5 experience • Experience working with people over 65 yrs with mental health problems. • Experience working in the Community • Has experience in interviewing staff Disposition• Demonstrate clinical expertise • Demonstrate leadership skills • Able to work as a member of a team Special requirements• Ability to work flexibly Applicants who have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date are to assume that their application has been unsuccessful.Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr