Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN)

Belmont Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Recruitment is seeking an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to join an NHS Community Mental Health Team in the Preston area, Lancashire. The role offers Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (37.5 hours per week) on a full-time basis, initially a 3-month contract with potential extension.

You will manage a varied caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, delivering recovery-focused community care and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to support

Job description

Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an experienced Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to join a well-established NHS Community Mental Health Team based within the Preston area of Lancashire.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RMN seeking a full-time agency position with regular weekday hours, a supportive multidisciplinary team and the potential to secure a long-term contract.

The Role

As a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse, you will manage a varied caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, providing high-quality, recovery-focused care within the community. You will work autonomously whilst collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based interventions that promote independence, wellbeing and positive clinical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex and highly complex patients within the community.
• Complete comprehensive mental health assessments using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice.
• Develop collaborative, person-centred care plans that balance risk management, recovery, client choice and independence.
• Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, using excellent communication, reasoning and negotiation skills.
• Plan, implement and review interventions, ensuring all areas of clinical risk are appropriately assessed and managed.
• Monitor treatment effectiveness, evaluating and adapting care plans in response to changing clinical needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, clinics and ward rounds, contributing to care planning and clinical decision-making.
• Liaise effectively with families, carers and statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure coordinated, holistic care.
• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in line with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Demonstrate sound clinical judgement in relation to safeguarding and risk management, reporting incidents appropriately.
• Provide professional support and guidance to junior colleagues where appropriate.
• Deliver care that respects the individuality, dignity, cultural background and religious beliefs of every service user.

The role is initially a 3 month contract, but does offer potential extension beyond this period.

The successful candidate will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm for 37.5h a week.

Pay rate for this role is between £25-£26 per hour depending on experience and interview.