213276 Community Mental Health Nurse (KA)

TN United Kingdom; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to join their dedicated team in Lichfield. This role emphasizes a compassionate, person-centered approach to care, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of support from initial assessment through to discharge. The successful candidate will be an inspirational leader, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture within the nursing workforce. With a focus on collaboration and clinical education, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community and support the development of junior staff. If you are passionate about mental health care and eager to contribute to a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Specialist clinical knowledge for decision-making and clinical judgment.
• Experience in providing advice to healthcare professionals and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice to healthcare professionals, agencies, and clients.
• Implement evidence-based standards and support service development.

Skills

Clinical Judgment

Patient Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Nursing Degree

PVG Scheme Membership

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24.04.2025

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08.06.2025

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e., child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

We are looking for an inspirational leader who is caring, compassionate, and motivated to join our strong, empowered, and highly skilled nursing family.

Our vision, ambitions, and values enable excellent care for our patients and service users. We emphasize a collaborative, person-focused approach to deliver high-quality, compassionate, safe, and effective care. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, supporting the development of a diverse nursing and midwifery workforce, and providing strong clinical education, induction programs, and leadership development.

Recruitment process – We use a values and competency-based recruitment process aligned with our Strategic Plan. Nursing and Midwifery interviews are linked to our Nursing & Midwifery Strategic Plan. Interview questions are shared in advance, and examples can be found on our Careers site.

The role of the Community Mental Health Nurse involves utilizing specialist clinical knowledge for decision-making and clinical judgment from initial assessment to discharge. The nurse provides specialist advice to the multidisciplinary team regarding patient management through assessment, treatment, and review planning, in partnership with patients and carers.

Responsibilities include providing advice to healthcare professionals, agencies, carers, clients, and relatives; supporting service development; implementing evidence-based standards; and providing teaching and supervision to junior staff and students.

For more details about the role and the required skills and experience, please refer to the job description and person specification linked below. For questions, contact Sheila Neilson at 01506 524074.