Older Adults Community Mental Health Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse (Care Coordinator) in the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team.
Oldham Community Mental Health Services are currently undergoing a transformation within our service and with the Living Well developments. This means exciting opportunities have arisen for Community Mental Health Nurses within the CMHT.
The Older Adults CMHT work with people aged 65 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs with functional and organic mental illness. The CMHTs are integrated with the local authority, providing a multidisciplinary approach to the care provided.
Care Coordinators are responsible for providing a holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for clients on their caseload as well as commissioning packages of care in line with Oldham Council policies and procedures., To undertake the role of care-coordinator in the assessment, treatment and delivery of care to older adults with mental health problems both functional and organic, who meet the criteria for access to the service.
To conduct specialist mental health assessments and Trust approved risk assessments of service users and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans. You will plan and implement care plans, including risk assessment/management plans for individuals.
To provide evidenced based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed plans.
With reference to the Care Act criteria, identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and commission care using the local authority systems and according to local authority procedures.
To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
Report concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures and carry out an investigation with the guidance of a more senior colleague.
Complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
Observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
Actively participate in multi-disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.

Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work., To assess the health and social care needs of service users referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures. To conduct specialist Mental Health Assessment and Trust Approved Risk Assessment of Service users and devise appropriate are plans an risk management plans.
To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
To ensure where appropriate that service users are screened for Continuing Health Care Funding and support them in applying for this funding using the Decision Support Tool and by presenting to the CHC Funding panel under the CHC Framework.
With reference to the Care Act criteria identify packages of care to meet the needs of those people referred to the team and commission care using local authority systems and according the local authority procedures.
To perform the duties of a Care Manager in arranging the commissioning of services to ensure the needs of the client referred to the team are met effectively, reviewed regularly
and provided according to local authority guidance.
To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support in those referred to the team with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in the best interests of the service user.
To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP's) throughout involvement of the case, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and information Governance guidelines.
To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments and conduct Carers Assessment if required and record on Local Authority database.
To act as an Appropriate Adult under the Police of Criminal Evidence Act 1084.
To report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
To complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act Review Capacity Act and other relevant legislative frameworks
To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and information Governance guidelines.
To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to PARIS and the clustering of service users.
To complete all necessary service user documentation for input onto Local Authority systems and databases.
A hints and tips document is attached below for guidance on completing your application form.
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to NHS Employment Check Standards. The checks are:
+ Identity verification
+ Right to work check
+ Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
+ Professional registration and/or qualification check
+ Occupational health assessment
+ Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to NHS will be required to provide HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offer a position with is and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with government guidance. If the role you have been offer is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
+ We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
+ If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
+ If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
+ Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
+ We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople, All individuals meeting the person specification criteria are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.