Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse - Swindon

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Swindon is seeking a Band 5 community mental health nurse to join their recovery team at Chatsworth House. The role involves key-working individuals with serious mental illness in the community and providing a range of key interventions. Candidates should possess a nursing qualification and demonstrate decision-making skills as well as proficiency in IT systems for documentation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge in delivering mental health care in the community.
• Ability to undertake high-quality assessments and develop care plans.
• Experience in delivering therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Key-working an allocated caseload of service users.
• Undertaking assessments and developing care plans.
• Acting as a supervisor and role model to others.

Skills

Decision-making skills

Knowledge of mental health care

IT proficiency

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 community mental health nurse to join the Swindon recovery team at Chatsworth House. Your role will involve being a keyworker for service users with serious mental illness in the community. An important part of the role will be to assist with depot clinics.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses and offer a full preceptorship programme.

The team provides a range of key interventions, including:

• Assessment, formulation, treatment, and therapeutic support for adults of working age with severe and enduring mental health and complex emotional needs.
• Pharmacological interventions—medication management, prescribing, and monitoring.
• Psychosocial and psychological interventions.
• Working in collaboration with AWP MDT and non-AWP services.
• Statutory work under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Partnership working to promote safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and public protection.
• Recognition of carers’ needs, signposting, and access to other services.

Main duties of the job

Applicants need to demonstrate knowledge in delivering mental health care in the community.

You will be responsible for key-working an allocated caseload of service users with substantial and complex mental health needs. This includes undertaking high-quality assessments, developing care plans, delivering and reviewing therapeutic interventions. You will act as a supervisor and role model to others.

Applicants should demonstrate a high level of decision-making skills and the ability to work independently. Proficiency with IT systems for data management and documentation is also required.