Community Psychiatric Nurse

Work as an effective professional in a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team. To prioritise and respond to urgent referrals for assessments as required and deliver high quality health and social care within the Care Programme Approach framework and to participate in duty rotas when required.
Hold care co-ordinator responsibility for a caseload of services users and their carers.
Responsibility for assessing individual care needs and the planning, implementation and evaluation of care plans, in line with Oxleas Foundation Trust CPA policy.
Provide supervision, mentorship & leadership for support workers and Student Nurses, as appropriate.
Demonstrate understanding and use of clinical supervision to reflect upon and modify own and others practice., To accept care co-ordinator responsibility for a designated caseload and to manage this within the CPA framework, using a person centred approach to care.
Actively engage with service users and their carers in the provision of holistic, needs-led care, which takes account of the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of individuals.
To be responsible for the inclusion of social care services in the care plan in accordance with the agreed procedures.
Have an understanding of the needs and rights of carers and undertake Carers Assessments with a view to offering supportive services.
To maintain accurate RIO records, including core and risk assessments, care plans, progress notes and contacts as required.
Have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 amended 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Undertake mental capacity assessments and have an understanding of their responsibilities under both Acts.
Demonstrate an understanding of Safeguarding Adults policy and procedures.

Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
+ We're Kind
+ We're Fair
+ We Listen
+ We Care