Community Mental Health Nurse

The post holder is required to carry out a range of responsibilities including the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes and the management of a defined caseload of people with complex mental health and social care needs.

• Assess care needs and set standards of care and management for the caseload.
• Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist mental‑health care programmes.
• Supervise, develop and teach junior staff and students, including mentorship and preceptorship roles.
• Manage the patient caseload in consultation with medical, nursing and other professionals.
• Carry out specialist mental‑health care assessments and provide ongoing interventions as indicated.
• Administer, store and dispose of medication and equipment (e.g., syringes, needles) in line with Trust policies.
• Deliver person‑centred, recovery‑focused care that reflects best practice.
• Identify physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer appropriately.
• Use research findings to formulate nursing care plans and promote evidence‑based practice.
• Support carers of service users through self‑help groups, respite care and Carers Act strategies.
• Participate in adverse incident reporting systems and comply with risk‑management procedures.

• Valid NMC registration (Professional Registration, RMN or Dip/BSc(Hons) in Mental Health Nursing).
• At least 1 year post‑registration experience at Band5 in a relevant mental‑health setting, or participation in the Trust’s preceptorship scheme if newly qualified.
• Some experience working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with acute mental‑health problems in a community setting.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  1983, CPA, risk assessment and Section
  25.
• Effective multi‑professional team communication and teamwork skills.

• Car driver with a good driving licence; access to a car is required unless an applicant has a disabling condition that prevents driving as defined by the Equality Act
  2010.
• Appropriate UK professional registration.
• Capacity for the physical effort required by the role.

• Experience working with acute mental‑health problems in a community setting.