Community Mental Health Nurse

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• To undertake timely comprehensive, holistic mental health assessments using Trust Approved documents including Mental Health Review, Mental Health Risk 
Assessment including the formulation of risk and Wellbeing Care plan. 
• To identify and implement effective risk management plans for patients under your care. 
• To provide person centred, strengths based wellbeing care plans for patients under your care, using SMART goals. 
• 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, using a strengths based approach to care.
• To follow the nursing process (Assess, Plan, Implement, Evaluate).
• To understand and adhere to the Care Programme Approach. 
• To have good knowledge around frequently used psychotropic medications including their doses, side effects and routes of administration. 
• To be competent in the administration of intramuscular injections. 
• To understand and adhere to the safe storage of medications, in line with Trust Policy. 
• To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions in accordance with NICE Guidelines, appropriate to the patient’s assessed needs.
• To provide education, advice, emotional and psychological support to patients under your care, with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
• To demonstrate effective communication skills when communicating with patients, families and carers, the MDT/wider agencies, i.e. verbal handovers/discussions with both internal and external stakeholders, written assessments and reports, giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
• To provide high quality accurate, contemporaneous record keeping using PARIS system, giving regarding to confidentiality, Information Governance guidelines adhering to Trust Policies.
• To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
• To develop strong working relationships with the MDT and wider MDT to promote improved outcomes for patient care. 
• To have good working knowledge of the MCA 2005 to support the assessment of capacity in complex situations, and support others to improve/develop their skills. 
• To demonstrate good working knowledge of relevant legislation, i.e. MHA 1983,  MCA 2005 and Care Act 2014.
• To provide leadership support to junior members of the team, i.e. Band 5 Nurses, Community Support Workers and Student Nurses. To contribute effectively to team discussions around patient care. 
• To demonstrate good teamwork, taking accountability for decisions and actions taken. 
• Sharing skills and knowledge with the team to support their development. 
• Ensure high quality of care, using the 6Cs of nursing, Trust Values and adhering to Trust Policies and procedures. 
• To recognise own limitations and seek appropriate support when required. 
• To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
• To identify, report and investigate concerns under Safeguarding Adults 
procedures.
• To complete Social Circumstances Reports for detained patients where their detention is being reviewed at Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.

Quality Assurance
• To understand the requirements of the NMC Code of Conduct and Revalidation. 
• To work within Trust Policies. 
• Report accidents, untoward incidents and complaints, according to the Trust Policy and participate in resulting investigations and action plans.
• To ensure the working environment is safe and that equipment and furnishings are maintained in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure practice is anti-discriminatory

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process

General Duties of all post holders
• To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
• To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, 
procedures, protocols and guidelines.
• To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals .Standards of  Business Conduct 
• The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.
• The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or 
responsibilities.
• The post holder must comply with and support the development of the 
performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.
• The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working 
relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where 
appropriate, members of the public.
• The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, 
patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manner.
• All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders’ 
responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these 
requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant body.

Equality and Diversity and Equal Opportunities 
• The post holder must carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies, avoiding unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public and all other stakeholders.

• The post holder must promote awareness of and respect for equality and diversity in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• The post holder is responsible for treating all staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public with dignity and respect at all times.

Safeguarding
• Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. 
• Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT) employees have a statutory duty to promote the welfare of children and young people and to protect 
adults; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. 
• Engagement with safeguarding training, in line with responsibilities, is 
mandatory for all PCFT employees. PCFT employees must familiarise 
themselves with policies and procedures and adhere to these. 
• It is the responsibility of all staff to report safeguarding concerns and 
familiarise themselves with who to contact in order to do this or seek further guidance.

Professional and Personal Development 
• The post holder must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities by attending the Trust Mandatory Training and Induction Programme.
• The post holder will be involved in a formal appraisal and yearly conversations review with their manager at least every 12 months. Once performance / training objectives have been set, the staff member’s progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed and set, in order to maintain progress in the service delivery.
• The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for their own 
professional development and will be supported by the Trust to achieve 
development opportunities as appropriate.

Confidentiality and Information Governance
• Confidentiality is of prime importance. In the normal course of duties, the post holder will have access to confidential documents and information relating to patients, service users, staff and contractors, as well as information of a commercially sensitive nature. Such information should not be communicated to anyone outside or inside the NHS unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post. Disciplinary action will be considered where a breach of confidence has been established.
• All information obtained or held during the post-holders period of employment that relates to the business of the Trust and its service users and employees will remain the property of the Trust. Information may be subject to disclosure under legislation at the Trust’s discretion and in line with national rules on exemption.
• The post holder must maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date. The post holder must only access information, whether paper, electronic or in other media, which is authorised to them as part of their duties.
• The post holder must work to the requirements of data protection laws as applicable to the UK, which includes the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).