Community Mental Health Nurse

The post holder will work within the our community Mental Health Hospital in High Wycombe providing a high-quality service across all areas of the Community Mental Health Service. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To work within your professional scope of practice.

Responsibility:

• To work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to diagnose, assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of care/interventions, contributing to the continuous assessment of patients.
• To undertake more complex assessments, using your profession specific clinical knowledge and skills.
• To function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. ward, department, patients' homes etc) involving changing and demanding conditions
• To use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, and their families/carers, the diagnosis and treatment plan, that may be complex and sensitive, to help progress rehabilitation. This will include patients who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
• To evaluate patient progress and alter treatment programmes as and when appropriate.
• To involve patients in goals and treatment proposals. To gain valid informed consent. To work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity for informed consent or are subject to the Mental Health Act.
• To be responsible for own time management and the prioritisation of your caseload.
• To supervise the practice of designated registered and non-registered staff within the CMHT.
• To ensure confidentiality and security of patient data is maintained at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act.

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