Job Title: Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)
Location: Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) Team
Pay Rate: £31 ph LTD (£27.79 PAYE)
Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to join the Richmond Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) Team on an agency basis. This role focuses on supporting individuals with complex mental health needs as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, working to enhance recovery and independence within the community.
Key Responsibilities:
- Comprehensive Mental Health Assessments: Conduct thorough mental health assessments of service users, evaluating their psychological, social, and physical needs to develop personalized recovery-focused care plans.
- Care Coordination: Act as the primary care coordinator for a defined caseload of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care in line with recovery principles.
- Crisis Management: Provide rapid support and intervention for service users experiencing mental health crises, working to prevent hospital admissions by delivering timely and effective care within the community.
- Therapeutic Interventions: Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions such as CBT or psychoeducation, helping service users to develop coping strategies, manage symptoms, and improve their quality of life.
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other professionals including psychiatrists, social workers, and occupational therapists to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care.
- Risk Assessment and Management: Regularly assess and manage risks, including safeguarding concerns, to ensure service users' safety while promoting independence.
- Record Keeping and Documentation: Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation and contribute to clinical reports, ensuring compliance with professional standards and local policies.
Requirements:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) qualification and valid NMC registration.
- Significant experience working as a Band 6 CPN in a community setting.
- Experience in care coordination, managing a caseload, and working with individuals with severe mental health conditions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Knowledge of mental health legislation, safeguarding procedures, and recovery-focused care models.
Benefits:
Please also bear in mind our £250 referral fee bonus for any nurse you refer who we place in to work on a 3 month contract.
We also offer a £400 sign up bonus for any new nurses that register with our agency. This will be paid in your first pay packet.
- DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge
- £250 training allowance
- Excellent pay rates
- Specialist consultants offering single point of contact
- Frequent notifications of upcoming opportunities via text and email
- Ltd and PAYE payment options available
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS Trusts and over 200 local authorities
If you are a dedicated and compassionate nurse looking to make a meaningful impact in community mental health services, apply today to join our Richmond IRH Team!