Community Psychiatrist Nurse - DOPMH
Posted 11 days 20 hours ago by NHS
The Dementia & Older People's Mental Health Service in Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation provides assessment and treatment to people living with dementia and adults with functional mental health difficulties and increased complexity associated with physical ill health and the physiology of ageing.
This post is for a Community Psychiatrist Nurse working with people who have a dementia illness and/or a functional mental health illness, the latter the age of 75 and over.
The post is based at Penzance, with the Coombe DOPMH Team, visiting people at home, in care homes and supporting our community health and social care teams.
The team includes: A Consultant Psychiatrist, a Team Manager, a Memory Assessment Nurse, fellow Band 6 CPN's, a Clinical Psychologist, Primary Care & Dementia Practitioner's, a Dementia Liaison Nurse, Health Care Assistants, and an Occupational Therapist.
You will be a qualified professional RMN with experience in working with people with dementia and/or mental health disorders, able to manage a caseload under the Care Programme Approach, placing the person at the centre of care in a busy but rewarding role. The ability to work in partnership with carers/family members and services in the community is essential.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide assessment, treatment and care co-ordination to two broad client groups:
- People living with dementia.
- Frail adults living with a range of mental health needs with increased complexity associated with physical ill health and the physiology of ageing.
The post holder will work as a senior member of the team and will have the responsibility to work closely with a wide range of both statutory and non-statutory agencies in developing and delivering personalised care under the care programme approach.
Person Specification Qualifications- Current professional registration - NMC
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience in a psychological therapy e.g. CBT
- Substantial experience of managing a busy caseload of clients with dementia and a range of mental health problems and frailty associated with old age.
- Providing clinical supervision.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- A working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivations of Liberty safeguards.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.