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Community Psychiatric Nurse


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Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom


Job description

The post holder will provide direct care, support and treatment to acutely mentally ill service users in community settings seven days a week. The role involves rapid response, face-to-face psychosocial assessments, support and identification of appropriate care pathways of those with various mental health problems and in a mental health crisis. The role holder will participate in gatekeeping of admissions to hospital and facilitate discharge from inpatient settings once safe and appropriate. The post holder will refer and signpost service users to appropriate agencies identified according to service user needs and care pathway. Referrals may be from GPs, first response service, inpatient services, psychiatry hospital liaison team, AMHPs and other adult mental health services.


Job tags

Full time


Salary

£28.41k - £34.58k per annum

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