Band 6 Locum Community Mental Health Team Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Community Mental Health Nurse 

1. To provide an outpatient occuptionally focused community mental health service within their area of responsibility (AOR) of the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH)/liaison role. This will include helping to organise and deliver therapeutic interventions, educational training and mental health promotion initiatives in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary mental health team.
2. To carry out initial mental health assessments and subsequent reviews for all personnel referred to the DCMH.
3. To be responsible for an identified case load by reviewing client needs with ongoing development and evaluation of individual treatment plans.
4. To maintain accurate contemporaneous electronic records and clinical notes of all client contact.
5. To provide reports to and maintain effective liaison with referring Medical Officers (MOs), General Practitioners and other relevant professional agencies following initial assessment, on discharge or whenever appropriate.
6. To participate in and provide clinical supervision.
7. To participate in departmental clinical and business meetings and take the lead in initiatives as directed by the Clinical Lead or Department Manager.
8. To recognise limits of competence and seek clinical supervision and/or advice as appropriate.
9. To be involved in Health Governance (HG) and take the lead on initiatives (e.g. audits) as directed by the HG lead.
10. Deliver up to date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA).