Community Mental Health Nurse

This community mental health nursing post sits in the Older Persons Mental Health (OPMH) Service, which is aligning its pathways with all-age community mental health services. The nurse provides care to a caseload of adults over 65 with complex functional and organic conditions, including dementia, mostly in patients' homes, care homes and nurse-led clinics. The role stands out for its community base and joint work with GPs, social care and crisis teams.

Applicants must be registered mental health nurses with experience of serious and enduring mental health needs.

• Provide high-quality mental health nursing care to adults over 65 with complex functional and organic problems, including dementia
• Ensure care is delivered in line with Trust policies and procedures
• Deliver care mainly in community settings, including patients' homes, care homes and nurse-led clinics
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to plan safe and effective care
• Collaborate with GPs, social care, pharmacy teams, voluntary agencies, and acute and crisis services

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) qualification or equivalent professional nursing qualification
• Training in risk assessment and management, or equivalent experience
• Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act training, or equivalent practical experience

• Current NMC registration

• Working with people with mental health needs in a clinical or community setting, including as a student or in preceptorship
• Conducting mental health assessments and contributing to care planning
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Managing clinical risk and responding to mental health crises
• Working with complex needs such as dual diagnosis, cognitive impairment or social vulnerability
• Working with people with serious and enduring mental health needs

• Using electronic patient record or similar digital systems for documentation and communication
• Working in partnership with carers, family members and community services
• Liaising with primary care, social care or voluntary sector services

• Working autonomously and prioritising caseloads under supervision
• Supporting or supervising learners in clinical practice

• Completed preceptorship, or equivalent post-registration experience
• Evidence of CPD relevant to mental health nursing practice
• Mentorship or Practice Assessor training, or equivalent experience supporting learners
• Training in psychological interventions such as CBT-based approaches, DBT skills or psychoeducation, or equivalent experience
• Safeguarding Adults and Children Level 3 training, or equivalent experience managing safeguarding concerns
• Experience of delivering psychoeducation or low-intensity psychological interventions

• Flexible working requests can be discussed at interview