Lead Nurse AWA CMHT

Job overview

Join our friendly Community Mental Health Team in Derby City as a Mental Health Nurse. You will deliver short‑term and long‑term interventions for adults with complex mental health needs in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment.

• Robust clinical and managerial supervision
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• A supportive environment to help you grow professionally and explore your areas of interest
• Staff wellbeing is a strong focus
• A welcoming, inclusive, and supportive team culture

• Warm, engaging, and person‑centred professionals committed to empowerment and recovery for service users and their families.
• Hold a Mental Health Nursing qualification.
• Have post‑qualification experience in mental health.
• Be a strong communicator who demonstrates respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Will be part of a team offering a broad range of interventions tailored to the diverse needs of our service users, always with a focus on recovery.

• Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs within a community setting.
• Manage a defined caseload of service users, delivering recovery‑focused, person‑centred care.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, and develop and review care plans under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
• Contribute to and support the team’s duty system, responding to urgent or unplanned needs.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, maintaining strong communication with colleagues, service users, carers, and partner agencies.
• Act as a mentor and role model to junior staff and students, offering supervision and guidance.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with trust policies and professional standards.
• Support service users in their recovery journey, promoting independence, social inclusion, and overall well‑being.
• Apply up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant NMC standards and ensure high standards of professional practice.
• Travel independently across a large geographical area to meet the needs of the service.

• Commitment to flexible working where possible.
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years of service.
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training.
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits.
• Health service discounts and online benefits.
• Incremental pay progression.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7.
• Access to LGBT+, BAME and Christian networks.
• Health and wellbeing opportunities.
• Structured learning and development opportunities.

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Evidence of assessment skills and managing risk.
• Experience of working within a community team.
• Evidence of group skills.

• Ability to work autonomously.
• Experience of mentorship/ supervising staff.
• Evidence of holding a caseload.
• Evidence of working in the community/CMHT.

• Mental Health Nursing registration with the NMC.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

• Awareness of CMHT community working.
• Working knowledge of CPA.
• Knowledge of trauma‑focussed and EUPD interventions.

Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements such as job share, part time or other flexible patterns. Speak to us about how we might accommodate your needs.

Disability Confident Employer

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.

DBS Checks will be met by the individual; the Trust will cover initial costs deducted from your first month’s salary.

This job may close early if a large number of applications are received. Apply early to avoid missing your chance.