Job Description

Xander Recruitment Group is looking for a highly motivated community nurse for a 12 week contract this could be extended working across various dementia services across the Oswestry and Shrewsbury areas.

Working hours are 09:00-17:00

Fantastic opportunity to make a difference in the community you live in please apply today

RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Working in an identified dementia community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across other mental health pathways, dependent on skill and service need.
• Delivering a high quality clinical service to patients and their families.
• Managing a complex caseload and responsible for clinical and caseload supervision of other team members where identified.
• The post holder will be responsible for providing the nursing process to a specialist clinical pathway.
• Delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.

JOB PURPOSE
The post holder will be responsible for working in the dementia community mental health pathway, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need. They will be responsible for care coordination of an identified caseload.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical pathway, in order to establish the person's needs, goals, risks and strengths in order to generate a formulation-based care plan agreed with all involved. They will be responsible for delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
The post holder will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Main duties and responsibilities

• Take responsibility, for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans (Care Programme Approach and Single Assessment Process).
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Administer medication, complying with relevant Trust procedures and NMC Guidance.
• Assess patient's individual care needs, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care.
• Deliver a range of interventions in accordance with the agreed plan of care and Pathway guidance including; pharmacological and psychologically informed interventions.
• Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and
• in writing on patient conditions.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.
• Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level.
• Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the ward/department (as set by the responsible nurse) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved.
• The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
• Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment.
• Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.