Community Psychiatric Nurse

Do you have a passion for providing first class care?

Are you a Qualified Band 6 Mental Health Nurse with experience within Later Life Community Services?

If your answer is yes, we have fantastic opportunities available within a service supporting older adults.

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team which offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for people over 65 who present with functional mental health illnesses; deterioration in cognition and/or dementia.

Benefits to you:

* Randstad Care work in partnership, with the RCN, to support Nurses with the revalidation process. Free revalidation and training sessions are available for all of our Nurses to attend, free of charge, with ongoing support from both Randstad Care and the RCN thereafter

* Dedicated primary consultant with a secondary point of contact so there is always someone here to take your call

* Weekly pay runs via an online pay system

* Access to free training courses

* Referral scheme up to £200 vouchers per successful referral

* Online fast track DBS applications

Responsibilities would include:

* Visiting patients in their home to monitor progress and carrying out risk assessments with regard to their safety and welfare

* Liaising with patients, relatives and fellow professionals in the community treatment team and attending regular meetings to review and monitor patients care plans

* Identifying whether and when patients are at risk of harming themselves or others.

* Assessing and talking to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care

* Building relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and interpreting their needs and concerns

* Responding to distressed patients in a non-threatening manner and attempting to understand the source of distress
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To be considered for this rewarding opportunity, you must:

* Have a valid NMC registration

* Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience working within a similar role
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If you feel you wish to build upon your current skill set and competencies, to avoid missing out on such a brilliant opportunity, apply today /

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.