Community Psychiatric Nurse

Service Care Solutions are looking for a Band 6 CPN for a vacancy based in the County South Early Interventions Team in Derby. The role is a full time, long-term NHS locum contract. If you are looking for a new contract and are available for work, please do get in touch.

County South Early Interventions Team
37.5 hours per week
Mon-Fri (Apply online only)
Weekday rate - £26p/h

The role has been described as follows:
Derbyshire Early Intervention in Psychosis Service was set up specifically to work with people aged between 14-64 who experience psychosis for the first time

· To carry a community case load of mental health patients, working across clinics and patients' homes in providing high quality care.
· To perform general and risk assessments in diagnosing and treating complex mental health issues.
· To administer medications and perform depot injections as part of the treatment of patients.
· To work effectively as part of a MDT (Multi Disciplinary Team) and liaise with other mental healthcare professionals

The following skills have been specified

Registered Mental Health Nurse
The role is community based, so a car is essential
Good IT skills are necessary as some assessments are done on Teams or virtually
All staff must have experience of a broad range of MH conditions and have the ability to care co-ordinate
There is an assessment and treatment function in the role
Nursing staff are also required to hold a small case load of patients who receive depots and be able to carry out physical health checks

Benefits of working with Service Care Solutions:

4 payroll runs per week
All your compliance fully paid for
Single point of contact
£150 sign up bonus for new registrants
£250 referral bonus

If you are interested in applying for any of the above roles, please respond to this email with your CV, or give Tom Lockwood a call, on (phone number removed).

Thanks,

Tom