Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Reaside Clinic

NHS; Rubery; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in England is seeking a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to support patients transitioning from secure settings into the community. Responsibilities include care coordination, collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, and advocating for client needs. The role offers flexible working options with possible on-call duties and a supportive work environment. Ideal candidates will have mental health experience and NMC registration.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Supportive team environment

Access to professional development

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience in mental health settings.
• Understanding of responsibilities under MHA and CPA, Clinical Governance.
• Experience in forensic mental health, prison or probation settings.
• Experience in community mental health teams.

Responsibilities

• Undertake care coordination for service users in forensic care.
• Provide professional advice and support to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with team members including clinicians and support workers.
• Advocate for client group and promote recovery culture.

Skills

Interest in forensic mental health

Ability to travel for regional coverage

Education

Registered RMN and NMC registration

Job description

Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Reaside Clinic

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Are you passionate about supporting male and female service users with complex needs through the secure care pathway? Are you an inpatient/prison nurse and feel ready to take the next steps of your career? Or are you a CPN already looking to enhance your skills further by joining a specialist team (max caseload size of 15 patients) in secure care? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

Joining us as a B6 CPN you will be part of a large multi‑disciplinary service of 80+ staff supporting the transition of patient care from secure settings into the community, which feeds into various sites including Reaside, Ardenleigh, Tamarind, St Andrews, Hillis Lodge (Low Secure) and Elliot House (Approved Premises). We offer extensive support to staff in their role as care coordinators, which includes supervision, reflective practice, art therapy, autism support and case‑busting sessions. We also provide flexible working patterns that include working from home when needed; pool cars are also available for community visits. FIRST is a standalone service providing our own home treatment and crisis community support to our service users; our CPNs and SWs are on a rota to jointly provide cover for on‑call shifts (approximately 4 times per month) with support from On‑Call RC during evenings, weekends and bank holidays so that we can respond to urgent situations by telephone and complete home visits in emergencies (standby on‑call payments and overtime are payable).

Main duties of the job

To undertake the duties of care coordinator in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care and treatment needs for a defined group of service users accessing Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST). To provide professional advice and support to other stakeholders involved in service users’ care, which may include families, carers, care agencies, accommodation and housing providers, probation and criminal justice colleagues. To undertake a multi‑disciplinary approach to care and work collaboratively with members of the team which may include Responsible Clinician, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Support Time And Recovery Worker (STAR), Specialist Substance Misuse Workers and Peer Mentors. To support colleagues when required with day‑to‑day tasks and act as a role model and resource to Band 5 CPNs in the team and student nurses. To advocate for the client group we work with whilst promoting a culture of recovery and optimism.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4,000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which creates an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job responsibilities

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

• Registered RMN and NMC registration

Knowledge & Experience

• Substantial post‑registration experience in mental health settings.
• Understanding by post‑holder of their responsibilities under MHA and CPA, Clinical Governance, Risk Assessment, Safeguarding, Child Protection Legislation and NICE guidelines.
• Experience of working within a forensic mental health, prison or probation setting.
• Experience of working within a community mental health team.

Skills

Other

• Genuine interest in working with the client group and independently mobile with ability to travel for regional coverage.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Reaside Community Services Building, Reaside Clinic.