Community Psychiatric Nurse

Job Location	Selhurst
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£36,070 - £42,712 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Permanent, full-time or part-time

Job Description

About the team:Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team you will be expected to offer assessments and interventions to our client group of older adults aged 65 and over who have mental health needs. And for people under 65 years old with a diagnosis of dementia.About the role:An exciting opportunity has arisen in Croydon CMHT within the Mental Health of Psychological Medicine and Older Adults Operational DirectorateYou will manage a caseload of complex clients as well as support our duty and triage function.The post holder will be expected to work both autonomously and as part of the team, and be able to formulate flexible, robust and holistic care plans with clients and/or carers that aim to guide service users towards reaching an optimum level of functioning and support them to maintain good mental health.The post holder will undertake the responsibilities of CPN Care Coordinator as part of the Care Program Approach for a caseload of clients, working with carers where applicable. The post holder will work within an experienced team comprised of CPNs, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Social Workers.The post holder will work within the model of recovery led practice and will facilitate user involvement in all aspects of service delivery.What this post can offer:

An opportunity to develop your specialist skills in older adult mental health and dementia.

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team who work closely to provide safe and effective treatment.

An opportunity to work with clients in a variety of community based settings.

Professional supervision and support provided by the Clinical Nurse Specialist and operational supervision provided by the Team Manager

About the location:We are based at Heavers Resource Centre, 122 Selhurst Road , London, SE25 6LLOur Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.Benefits:We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offerSome of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.

Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes

Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars

Accommodation, our staff benefits from keyworker housing available which is available on selected sites

NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website.

Other benefits include:

Counselling services

Wellbeing events

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Childcare vouchers

Staff restaurants

We look forward to receiving your application.Please note, previous applicants need not apply.For further details / informal visits contact:NameAnne MistryJob titleTeam ManagerEmail addressanne.mistry@slam.nhs.ukTelephone numberAdditional contact informationBibi Jauffur, - Clinical Nurse Specialist on

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