Senior Mental Health Nurse - Rivers CMHT

HIOW Healthcare; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Basingstoke is seeking a dedicated Senior Mental Health Nurse to lead a nurse-led clinic within a Community Mental Health Team. This role involves managing patient assessments, delivering emotional support interventions, and collaborating with various agencies to ensure holistic recovery-focused care. The successful candidate should possess strong clinical and communication skills, autonomy in their work, and experience in a similar environment. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on individuals' mental health recovery.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is desirable.
• Ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.
• Strong clinical, administration, and IT skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage a nurse-led clinic where service users are seen every 4-6 weeks.
• Monitor mental state and carry out risk assessments.
• Deliver interventions to support service users towards recovery.

Skills

Clinical skills

Assessment skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Flexibility

Job description

What if you could work with an amazing team like ours? Would you find it rewarding to work with and support people with severe and enduring mental illness work towards their recovery? It takes a special person to work in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). Is that person you?

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Senior Mental Health Nurse to run our Nurse-Led Clinic. Rivers CMHT is a close, lively, dynamic, nurturing, and supportive team with excellent peer support and regular supervision. You will manage a nurse-led clinic where service users are seen every 4-6 weeks. You will monitor mental state, carry out risk assessments, care plans (Dialogue +) and deliver interventions such as emotional coping skills and support service users towards recovery. Previous experience of working in a CMHT is desirable. You will also signpost to other agencies according to the individual's needs.

Rivers CMHT provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families. You will need to be able to work autonomously and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, administration and IT skills, including be able to type. You will also need to be flexible and have excellent assessment and communication skills. You may need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.