Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 6 in Coventry, West Midlands

Belmont Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Community Mental Health Nurse to work within an adult Community Mental Health Team. 

We are looking to speak with a qualified RMN who has experience or has direct community based/community mental health team experience. The position is a full time role and will be based in Coventry for a 3 month period, with the potential for extension. 

The service may consider a candidate who is a RMN with a considerable amount of experience of ideally over 5 years and has transferable skills and may have done CMHT at placement.
 
The Role:

• The position is for 37.5 hours per week, 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday. The service may however consider 4 days if the candidate has the right experience and is able to manage a varied caseload.
• Conduct formal mental health and risk assessments for new referrals and existing caseloads.
• Manage a varied caseload for those that are under the CMHT for mental health care and be responsible for their pathway management and if they need to be referred on.
• Co-produce personalised care and recovery plans with patients and their families.
• Undertake trusted assessments, valid across secondary care mental health services (SCMH) and provide evidence-based clinical interventions.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), closely working with psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and general practitioners.
• Provide evidence-based clinical interventions to maximise recovery and independence. 
• Attend the homes of service users and carry out assessments. 

Essential Requirements:

• Qualified RMN with strong transferable skills or direct community based/community mental health team experience.
• Strong knowledge of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area.
• Full clean driving license with use of a vehicle in order to traveling to the homes of the service users (mileage will be paid).
• Enhanced DBS.
• Work well alongside a team, working to the organisations agile working policy.
• Flexibility to provide cover for peers across the trust, either planned or unplanned. 

I’m particularly interested in speaking with candidates who are qualified as a RMN with transferable skills or a direct community based/community mental health team experience.
 

You will be qualified as a RMN with transferable skills or a direct community based/community mental health team experience. You will have strong clinical knowledge and be competent in the service area, contributing to staff and service development.
 

You will be confident working independently and as a team, managing complex caseloads and conducting formal and mental health risk assessments. 

Pay rate for this post is up to £26.00 per hour depending on experience and interview.

Benefits of working with Belmont Recruitment;

• Single point of contact consultant.
• 24h support.
• Regular communication updates.
• Referral Benefit Scheme.