Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Managing Caseload
· Significant knowledge, awareness and understanding of Mental Health
Law, including legislation of particular relevance to the community
sector including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation,
the Care Programme Approach (2008), the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
and Community Treatment Orders (CTO).
· Managing own work load as part of the community team (this will be a
reduced/protected case load).
· Co-ordinating care, communicating with other professionals involved in
the care and ensuring regular CPA reviews are held as required. This
will include communication with other teams for example in-patient
services through attendance at ward meetings and with interface
services e.g. Addictions service and CAMHS services where
appropriate.
· Independently carrying out assessment, care planning and care
coordination with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to listen to others’
views, respect and value individuals from a diverse range of
backgrounds.
· Meeting with community team members on a regular basis to discuss
report and evaluating client care.
· Ensuring a flexible approach in care provision with focus on choice and
social inclusion opportunities.
· Recognising and escalating concerns about the physical health needs
of service users with long term conditions (e.g. diabetes, asthma etc

2. Promoting Recovery
· Encouraging and empowering service users to have an optimum level
of responsibility for their individual programme of care and with their
consent, where appropriate, seeking the cooperation of friends,
relatives and carers – following ‘recovery’ principles and approaches.
· Supporting service users to adopt recovery strategies that promote
their wellbeing, healthy lifestyle, independence and self-care.
3. Risk Assessment and Risk Management
· Reporting any incident or Serious Untoward Incidents that may take
place in a community setting and provide reports and accurate records
relating to the incident.
· Working safely to ensure safe custody of medicines, sharps, and
clinical equipment in a community setting; and reporting of all incidents
following Trust Policy.
· Recognising and responding appropriately to “self-harm and suicide
prevention” with particular regard to the risks in community settings, in
line with Trust policies and training guidelines.
· Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone Working
Policy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting,
including clear and updated communication with colleagues.
· Responding to urgent situations, emergencies or crises using protocols
specific to the local community setting.
4. Safeguarding and Duty of Candour
· Understanding and implementing safeguarding procedures in a
community setting; recognising, reporting and investigating
safeguarding issues and raising safeguarding alerts if you suspect that
a service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
· Understanding and implementing Duty of Candour with regard to the
particular issues in a community setting.
5. Infection Control
· Understanding and implementing infection control measures in a
community setting.

6. Communication and Collaboration
· Preparing and providing reports on information and statistics as
required relating to case load, regularity of visits and details of contact
with clients and families.
· Communicating/liaising effectively with relevant agencies to ensure that
an integrated programme of care is provided throughout.
· Advising families on prevention of illness and accidents in a community
setting within own level of competency.
· Liaising with other Health Care Professionals, Statutory and /or
Voluntary Agencies to address the needs of service user.
· Working closely with relevant professionals identifying health needs of
the practice population and support the development of services in
response to those needs.
· Participating in team, locality and Trust initiatives as required and
promoting the strategic aims and objectives of the service, Nursing
strategy and other relevant quality improvement initiatives in the
community.
· Actively contributing to clinical or governance reviews of the team’s
activity and the monitoring of performance in line with trust directives
and audit programmes in the community.
· Documenting according to Trust policy, write in plain language,
avoiding jargon and use of acronyms.
7. Legislation
· Demonstrating awareness and understanding of relevant and up-todate
Mental Health Law of particular relevance in community settings;
ensuring adherence to legislation at all times.
· Having knowledge of the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act,
Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Programme Approach, Deprivation of
Liberty, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Community Treatment
Orders.
8. Understanding of the admission and discharge procedure
· Completing referral forms as necessary

Networking/liaising across the teams such as Transition of clients from
CAMHS into Working Age Adult team or from WAA to Older adult.
9. Medication Management
· Administering and monitoring the side effects of medication according
to NMC professional standards.
· Having knowledge of medication used in a community setting and side
effects.
· Giving medication including IMI to the right patient, right medication,
right dose, right route, and right time and giving the right education to
patients.
· Ordering and appropriately storing medication in a community setting.
10. Administration and Leadership
· Ensuring IT literacy skills are appropriate to the service requirements to
maintain electronic patient’s records, write reports and letters in a
community setting.
· Engaging in practice reflection through the utilization of clinical
supervision and reflective practice groups, and to contribute to the
delivery of clinical supervision to junior staff where appropriate.
· Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) and if
unable to then reasonable adjustments may need to be made either to
your role or place of work to ensure safety of self, staff and patients.