Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
The Fenland Adult Locality Team, based in Wisbech, works with adults in the Fenland area who suffer with severe and enduring mental health. The role will involve holding a caseload of patients with differing mental health conditions. Your role will support patients to move through their recovery journey. As a CPN, you will be part of the nursing team, including administering depots and holding patients on Clozapine. You will work autonomously whilst working as a fully functioning MDT. As the smallest locality team in the Trust, we pride ourselves on having a healthy work environment, where you will be encouraged to deliver high quality practice, and you will be fully supported to continue your CPD to enhance your practice and skills. Main duties of the job
To take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership to support others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. To participate on the duty rota. To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual clients needs. To ensure that the Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust policies and procedures. About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. The post holder will hold a case load of patients suffering with severe and enduring mental illness, working towards the recovery model to support patients to achieve positive outcomes. The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations. Reporting verbally and in writing with regards to clients progress, assessments and care planning to the wider multi-disciplinary team. Maintain accurate and complete records. Discussing with client and their families / carers regarding care planning, assessments and treatment. Be able to acknowledge the barriers to effective communication and adapt communication style in response. Maintain professional standards in line with NMC code of conduct and Trust Nursing Strategy. The post holder will monitor and maintain the health and security of self and others. Ensuring that health and safety legislation is adhered to. Manage emerging situations, taking action as appropriate. Reporting actual and potential incidents. Attend Trust mandatory training. The post holder will contribute to the continuous improvement of services. Identifying the implications of direction, policy and strategy on current practice in a constructive and timely manner. Actively involve service users and the public in service improvements. Timely investigations and response made when dealing with PALs issues in line with Trust policy. Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Current NMC registration Evidence of continuing professional development Additional qualifications for specialism Experience
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Basic training in the mental capacity act Experience of providing mentorship Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs Lived experience of mental health Experience of developing service user and carer involvement Skills and abilities
Effective communication skills both verbal and written, including IT literacy Ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members Ability to use own initiative to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others Ability to present complex information to various audiences Knowledge and understanding
Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation Understanding of the legislation in relation to care including - mental health act, mental capacity act The Trust's 7 C's and RESPECT enable Values (REV) initiative expectations Physical requirements
Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely - as and when required Ability to travel independently within the catchment area Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum, pro rata
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The Fenland Adult Locality Team, based in Wisbech, works with adults in the Fenland area who suffer with severe and enduring mental health. The role will involve holding a caseload of patients with differing mental health conditions. Your role will support patients to move through their recovery journey. As a CPN, you will be part of the nursing team, including administering depots and holding patients on Clozapine. You will work autonomously whilst working as a fully functioning MDT. As the smallest locality team in the Trust, we pride ourselves on having a healthy work environment, where you will be encouraged to deliver high quality practice, and you will be fully supported to continue your CPD to enhance your practice and skills. Main duties of the job
To take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership to support others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. To participate on the duty rota. To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual clients needs. To ensure that the Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust policies and procedures. About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development. To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. The post holder will hold a case load of patients suffering with severe and enduring mental illness, working towards the recovery model to support patients to achieve positive outcomes. The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations. Reporting verbally and in writing with regards to clients progress, assessments and care planning to the wider multi-disciplinary team. Maintain accurate and complete records. Discussing with client and their families / carers regarding care planning, assessments and treatment. Be able to acknowledge the barriers to effective communication and adapt communication style in response. Maintain professional standards in line with NMC code of conduct and Trust Nursing Strategy. The post holder will monitor and maintain the health and security of self and others. Ensuring that health and safety legislation is adhered to. Manage emerging situations, taking action as appropriate. Reporting actual and potential incidents. Attend Trust mandatory training. The post holder will contribute to the continuous improvement of services. Identifying the implications of direction, policy and strategy on current practice in a constructive and timely manner. Actively involve service users and the public in service improvements. Timely investigations and response made when dealing with PALs issues in line with Trust policy. Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Current NMC registration Evidence of continuing professional development Additional qualifications for specialism Experience
Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team Basic training in the mental capacity act Experience of providing mentorship Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs Lived experience of mental health Experience of developing service user and carer involvement Skills and abilities
Effective communication skills both verbal and written, including IT literacy Ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members Ability to use own initiative to enable contribution to a multi-disciplinary team approach Ability to calmly manage complex and stressful situations, prioritising own work and the work of others Ability to present complex information to various audiences Knowledge and understanding
Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation Understanding of the legislation in relation to care including - mental health act, mental capacity act The Trust's 7 C's and RESPECT enable Values (REV) initiative expectations Physical requirements
Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely - as and when required Ability to travel independently within the catchment area Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum, pro rata
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