Community Psychiatric Nurse
hace 4 días
Basingstoke
Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) Location: Hampshire Job Type: 12 -Week Placement Employer: Cromwell Medical Staffing Working Hours: 09:00-17:00 (Monday–Friday) Job Description Cromwell Medical Staffing is currently seeking an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to support community mental health services on a 12 -week placement. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled mental health nurse to manage a defined caseload, deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, and contribute to effective community-based mental health interventions. Key Responsibilities • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for a caseload of service users experiencing a range of mental health conditions, • Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, ensuring appropriate risk management plans are in place, • Act as Care Coordinator in line with CPA (Care Programme Approach) requirements, • Develop and deliver person-centred care plans in collaboration with service users, carers, and the multidisciplinary team, • Participate in the Duty Worker and Initial Assessment rota, providing timely assessments and interventions, • Support safe and effective discharge planning from inpatient services and facilitate smooth transfers of care, • Monitor mental health status, recognise deterioration, and escalate concerns appropriately, • Maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant clinical documentation, • Work collaboratively with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals, • Provide support, education, and guidance to service users and their families Requirements • NMC Registered Nurse – Mental Health (RMN), • Minimum 6 months’ recent experience working as a Community Psychiatric Nurse, • Experience managing caseloads within community mental health services, • Strong risk assessment and care planning skills, • Experience working within CPA framework, • Excellent communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills, • Right to work in the UK, • Up-to-date mandatory training (PMVA/MAPA desirable, Safeguarding, BLS, Manual Handling) Benefits • Competitive agency pay rates, • Dedicated consultant support, • Opportunity to work within established community mental health teams, • Exposure to a wide range of mental health services and clinical environments How to Apply If you are an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse looking for a new agency opportunity, click Apply Now or contact our team for more information