Senior Community Mental health Nurse

Senior Community Mental health Nurse

The closing date is 27 July 2026

• Act as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact.
• Undertake assessments of people referred to the service, completing full needs assessment, risk assessment, and care plan for implementation by a junior worker.
• Take the lead on unplanned assessments where required.
• Contribute to a duty system on a rota basis.
• Deliver supervision to more junior members of staff and facilitate PDR.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary service development.
• Carry out comprehensive assessments of individuals' health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action.
• Assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk.
• Formulate a plan of care based on identified need.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions as appropriate.
• Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies.
• Maintain computer‑held care records in an accurate and timely fashion, in line with data quality guidance, legislation and policy.
• Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Act in accordance with the Community Mental Health Framework.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues.
• Lead management of individuals with complex needs including mental health restrictions such as 37/41 and CTO.
• Co‑ordinate meetings, case conferences and act as chair where required.

• Regularly review own caseload with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to overall service management.
• Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR to more junior members of staff.
• Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve competence.

• Maintain NMC/HCPC registration / re-validation and adhere to professional guidelines and code of conduct.
• Work within the framework of relevant policy and legislation both local and national.
• Take lead of medication management within national and local guidance and policy.
• Hold professional registration with NMC/RMN.
• Have experience working in a community setting and with other agencies for service users.
• Manage complex caseloads within a team setting.
• Have assessor/supervisor status for working with student nurses or be working towards it.
• Experience in carrying out report writing for MHA/MoJ.

• Act as mentor to learners, stay up-to-date with relevant course and curriculum developments, and maintain sign‑off status.
• Participate in training relevant to the role.
• Promote insight and understanding of mental health issues to service users, carers, and other agencies.
• Contribute to audit, research and evaluation as appropriate.

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.

Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust