NHS Community Mental Health Nurse (CPN) - Liaison Service

• Deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct
• Promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care
• Support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment
• Further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake Master’s programmes
• Encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working
• Undertake additional duties appropriate to the clinical area/speciality in which they work
• Working autonomously within the parameters of the role leading and supporting junior staff and wider care team to implement the delivery of quality nursing care, contributing to the physical, psychological, social, recreational and spiritual care in a recovery-focused way through therapeutic engagement and activities, and taking steps to address any issues that arise
• Leading on and undertaking activities to ensure that the fundamentals of care are met - nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort, emotional and social support
• Co-ordinating and evaluating collaborative patient centred care; getting feedback and improving plans with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT)
• Providing accurate information about care in an accessible format to patients and their relatives / carers
• Liaising and working positively with members of the multi- disciplinary team and partner organisations
• Administering, and monitoring the side-effects of, medication; monitoring service user compliance
• Safety; safe custody of medicines, sharps, clinical equipment, report all incidents following policy
• Leading and supporting/teaching junior staff on risk assessment and risk management that involves making decisions based on knowledge of the research evidence, knowledge of the individual service user and their social context, knowledge of the service user’s own experience and clinical judgment

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