Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse to join an established team at Havant and Waterlooville OPMH Team on a fixed term contract.

Responsibilities will include care coordination of service users, Duty Worker on rotation, initial and follow up assessments and supervision.

The team is approachable and open. We support each other and have developed a culture of honesty and integrity.

The Community Mental Health Team is focussed on delivering a recovery service for clients with severe and enduring mental health issues.

Due to the nature of this post in order to carry out home visits and attend patient meetings a car driver is essential with access to own car.

We are interested to hear from you and what new ideas you can bring to the team.

Consideration will be given for the right candidate to be supported in development to Band 6 competencies, The Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner will work as a core member of the Community Mental Health team to co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users supervising a Band 5 Community Practitioner/Band 3 Community HCSW where appropriate.

1.2Working under the supervision of the Deputy Team Manager/Team Manager the practitioner will formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focussed and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their relative and carer.

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.

The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.