Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

Job responsibilities

To work as a senior member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and support the organisation in effectively delivering Nice Concordant Early Intervention in Psychosis Service to all appropriate referrals

Providing specialist Early Intervention consultation/liaison and advice to colleagues

Contributing and undertaking specialist Early Intervention assessments for those referred to the service with suspected psychosis and/or At Risk Mental State.

To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based interventions required, including health promotion for a named service user/group under the guidance of the team leader/senior practitioners

Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of Early Intervention service users, contacting the Out of Hours services where required, providing effective advice, guidance and decision making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care under the supervision of the team leader/senior practitioners

Responsible for the organising admissions, case conference/reviews and discharge planning in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the pathway lead/ senior practitioners

Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the Community Mental Health Framework of a designated caseload under the supervision of the pathway lead/senior practitioners

To clinically manage and support a caseload with complex needs

Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines where applicable to their profession

To ensure that the agreed Early Intervention in Psychosis philosophy approach is adopted and followed, whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available within the multi-disciplinary team

Responsible for ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the data protection act, trust policy and good practice

To make autonomous decisions with recourse to supervision in relation to complex social care needs and risk in relation to individuals

To make judgements that require significant levels of expertise and reflection that will have significant impact on the lives of service users and their families