Community Mental Health Nurse

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 December 2025

Whether you're an experienced Registered Nurse or a Newly Registered Nurse
, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a service that puts patient care first. You will have the time and support to make a real difference every day.

Student Nurse's that are due to register in the next 3 months are very welcome to apply. Full training and Preceptorship programme will be provided to help you build confidence and develop your career in this specialist area.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse ( fixed term - 12 months) to join our Community Mental Health Team based in Bishop Auckland. The role involves supporting adults living with mental health needs, the service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting with the primary aim of promoting both recovery and living well.

Within the Dales Community Intervention teamwe have mixed roles, from Triage, Tel and Face to Face Assessments, One to One ungoverned interventions and delivering groups, but also working alongside our patients with enduring mental health problems and long term medication.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.

In October 2022, we asked our staff and partners what we do well, the following are some examples

• Good supervision structure
• Engagement and visibility of managers
• Level of autonomy/decision making
• Open to new ideas/projects/Quality Improvement support
• Wellbeing support for staff

Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

The Trust offers a variety of benefits including:

• Weekly CPD sessions
• Access to trust wide career development opportunities
• Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
• Free on-site parking
• Long service award
• 27
  -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
• Flexible working opportunities
• NHS car lease scheme
• Full Occupational health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy
• Mindfulness Sessions
• Access to Coaching and mentors

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust