AMHT Community Mental Health Nurse

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bicester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to join a new North East Oxfordshire team serving Bicester and surrounding towns. You will manage complex caseloads, assess risk, and develop care plans, delivering evidence-based interventions to support recovery.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours, Mon-Fri, 09:00-17:00) with travel across Trust sites and possible home visits.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with current PIN and entitlement to practice.
• Experience with adults with complex mental health needs.
• Ability to travel across Trust sites and conduct home visits.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of adults with complex mental health needs.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health and risk assessments.
• Develop and review personalised care plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to support recovery.
• Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Community Mental Health Nursing

Caseload management

Mental health risk assessments

Care planning

Autonomous working

Mentorship supervision

Job description

Are you a passionate and qualified Psychiatric Nurse ready to make a real difference in mental health care? This is an exciting time to join our service as we create a new North East Oxfordshire team in order to better meet the growing population of the Bicester, Kidlington, Islip, Woodstock and Yarnton locality. We are seeking experienced mental health nurses ready to embrace innovative ways of working in line with the Community Mental Health Framework. If you are motivated by positive change and want to be part of the setting up and creation of the team from the outset, alongside existing committed staff who currently cover that area out of Oxford City, we would love to hear from you. Together you will form a innovative and caring service build upon the values of Oxford Health. Working alongside a range of clinical professionals and closely with third sector partners to provide high-quality, holistic, person-centred care. You will benefit from regular supervision, access to professional forums, and ongoing training opportunities to support your career progression and enhance your skills. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours, Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00). Due to the nature of the role, the ability to travel independently across Trust sites and to conduct home visits is essential and not all areas are accessible via public transport. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of community mental health care., As a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse and key worker, the post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, undertaking comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, developing and reviewing personalised care plans, and delivering evidence-based interventions to support recovery and relapse prevention. The role involves working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with families, carers and partner agencies, monitoring both mental and physical health needs, including cardiometabolic assessments, and providing specialist advice on medication management. The post holder acts as an advocate for service users, contributes to duty and urgent care functions, supports students and junior staff through supervision and mentorship, participates in service improvement and quality initiatives, and promotes recovery-focused, rights-based and co-produced approaches to care.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team