Community Registered Nurse

Acts as named nurse or key worker for patients and may take responsibility as care co-ordinator implementing the mental health transformation framework or iThrive framework where appropriate.

To have responsibility for own caseload with support where required.Assesses patients' needs and develops, implements, and evaluates intervention plans as part of the multi-disciplinary team, with the involvement of the patient and where appropriate, their carer or person with parental responsibility. Guidance is provided by the clinical lead or Advanced Nurse Practitioner as required, for more complex patients.

Ensures care plans are based on current risk assessment, evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and whole system support requirements that take account of relevant physical, social, cultural, psychological, spiritual, genetic, and environmental factors.

Undertakes risk assessments in accordance with the Trust's Clinical RiskAssessment and Management Policy, devising and implementing actions and care plans which take the risk formulation fully into account.Provides health education and advice on health promotion to patients and their carers.

Contributes to the planning and co-ordination of clinical interventions to challenging behaviour such as self-harm and aggression. Promotes positive interventions based on a formulation of the factors surrounding a patient's behaviour.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.