Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

As part of our Community Transformation programme, we have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established Multidisciplinary team. The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live. You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals, which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc: as well as a range of collaborative system partners. We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks. Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment Provide and oversee the management and care of service users Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy Act as a Care Co-ordinator/Lead Practitioner Provide education around the medication prescribed, side effects, actions and aids to compliance Provide education and support to develop service users understanding of mental illness and training packages for staff EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment Join our Staff bank What is Staff Bank? Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank. To deliver holistic and robust care to service users who are experiencing a range of mental health conditions; taking into account risk management and sharing of information. To work with both the MDT and wider system partners in meeting service users identified needs. To support with timely hospital discharges; supporting with the completion of Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments/Care Act Assessments. To deliver supervision to lower graded staff whilst supporting their development. To act as a mentor for students on placement with the service.