Community Psychiatrist Nurse - DOPMH, Redruth
Band 6
Main area: Dementia and Older people's Mental Health services. Grade: Band 6. Contract: Permanent. Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Job ref: 201-24-536-A. Site: Longreach House. Town: Redruth. Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum. Salary period: Yearly. Closing: Today at 23:59.
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Job Overview
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 Longreach House, Redruth, with the Cober DOPMH Team, visiting people at home, in care homes and supporting our community health and social care teams.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder will provide assessment, treatment and care co-ordination to:
- People living with dementia.
- Frail adults living with a range of mental health needs with the 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
Experience
- 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.
Knowledge/Abilities
- A working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivations of Liberty safeguards.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
For any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644.
You 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.
Name: Jo Robinson. Job title: Locality Team Manager. Email address: joanne.robinson19@nhs.net. Telephone number: 07741232894.
If you would like to have an informal chat about the post, the team and the geographical area in which we work please do not hesitate in contacting Jo Robinson on the above details.
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