Band 5 / 6 Community Mental Health Nurse - Bath

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a community mental health nurse (Care Co-ordinator) to join the later life Complex Intervention and Treatment Team (CITT) based in NHS House in Bath. The appointment could be made at a Band 5 or Band 6, depending on the experience of the applicant, and is therefore offering an exciting development opportunity. The team provides a range of key interventions which can include:

• The assessment, formulation, treatment & therapeutic support for older people with severe & enduring mental health problems, either with a functional illness or with a dementia.
• Pharmacological interventions - medication management, prescribing and monitoring.
• Psychosocial and psychological interventions.
• Working in collaboration with AWP MDT and non AWP services.
• Complex organic and dementia presentations, including behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (BPSD).
• Statutory work under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Working in partnership to promote safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and public protection.
• Recognition of carer's needs, signposting and help in accessing other services.
Main duties of the job Applicants will need to demonstrate knowledge in the areas of the delivery of mental health care in the community, with particular reference to the needs of Older People, together with an understanding of both the CPA and Care Management processes. You will be required to provide care co-ordination for an allocated caseload of service users with substantial and complex mental health needs. This will include key tasks of undertaking high quality assessments, developing care plans, delivering and reviewing therapeutic interventions. You will act as a supervisor and role model to others.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a high level of decision making skills and to work independently. Applicants will also need to be proficient with the use of IT systems for both data and documentation purposes.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care. At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.