Job Detail
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Jobs ID 32668
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Band Band 6
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Profession CPN - Community Psychiatric Nurse
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Role type NHS
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Profession Category Nursing Care
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Job Description
Locum Community Psychiatric Nurse (Band 6)
Location: South West London
Contract: Locum – ASAP start
Hours: Full-time – Monday-Friday, 9-5
We are looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse for Locum work as part of an Integrated Recovery Hub (IRH) Team based in South West London, working in a Community setting across various sites.
Key Responsibilities:
– To be responsible for the flexible management of a defined caseload designed to meet the individual needs of the client and the carer’s.
– To maintain high standard of individualized client care, recognizing factors and events that are likely to affect the mental, emotional and physical well-being of clients/carers and provide advice and support when required.
– To act as a care coordinator in assessing clients’ needs and strengths through a collaborative approach, ensuring that all clients have care plans and that these are implemented and regularly reviewed/updated.
– To develop and maintain a high standard of practice, based on assessment, through the use of a range of psychosocial approaches, within a health and psycho-social framework.
– To communicate/liaise effectively within relevant agencies to ensure that an integrated programmed of care is provided throughout.
– To be able to manage medication in accordance with the Trust Policy and the NMC Standards for administration of drugs.
– To organize and participate in the admission, discharge and transfer of clients in accordance with the Trust Policies.
– To provide clients and carer’s with verbal and written up to date information on the services offered by the Trust, how to express their views, complaints procedure and what they can expect from the CMHT.
– To attend weekly clinical meetings to provide the team with relevant information in relation to caseload and to feedback on new assessment.
– To supervise and monitor the therapeutic effects and side-effects of prescribed medication providing the client with clear advice and