Band 6 CPN - Mental Health Outreach Team for Rough Sleepers

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Band 6 CPN to join their Mental Health Outreach Team for Rough Sleepers in Birmingham. This role involves engaging with homeless service users, assessing their mental health needs, and providing therapeutic interventions. Candidates should be registered mental health nurses with experience in the community psychiatric field, particularly within homeless populations. The organization offers a competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 annually, and is dedicated to improving the wellbeing of those in need.

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience in Mental Health.
• Evidence of experience as a community psychiatric nurse.
• Evidence of working in the homeless community.
• Demonstrates knowledge of homelessness issues and their impact on mental health.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care.
• Coordinate care with emergency services and multidisciplinary team.
• Establish therapeutic relationships and implement evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Engaging Service User Group

Experience in homeless or third sector setting

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (part 3 or 13)

Job description

Go back Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 CPN - Mental Health Outreach Team for Rough Sleepers

The closing date is 18 January 2026

To work in the mental health outreach team for homeless rough sleepers located in the city centre but meeting the needs of homeless people city wide.

To be responsible for the engagement with and assessment of mental health needs of service users who are identified as rough sleeping in the city via the Rough Sleeping Task Group.

To refer service users to BSMHFT secondary care services if required and liaise with those services to facilitate care for the service user.

To signpost service users to other services for homeless people to include primary care, accommodation and substance use services.

To support a small caseload of homeless rough sleepers while they are working to engage with other commissioned services to enable their movement from rough sleeping to settled accommodation and further recovery.

To support the delivery of short term therapeutic interventions such as CBT and DBT for service users with common mental health problems.

To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To participate in multidisciplinary discussions and reviews about service users.

Main duties of the job

The post holder:

• Will act as an independent practitioner within the community setting, while liaising with other professionals as necessary.
• Will manage a defined caseload and provide supervision to others if appropriate.
• Will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which govern current service provision and audit.
• Will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist.
• Will be responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality, diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
• Will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence based care as appropriate.
• Will be responsible for actively prescribing within a defined area and for a defined group of service users.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 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 create 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

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

CLINICAL.

• To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
• Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of service users contacting emergency services, providing an effective advice, guidance and decision making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care.
• Responsible for reviews in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Responsible for participating in the development of the service, setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Responsible for ensuring the post holder understands and meets their professional responsibilities for safeguarding adults and children.
• Responsible for the promotion of service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
• Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
• Responsible for deputising and providing appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues/team members.

PROFESSIONAL.

- Responsible for participation in the Trust appraisal process, and take a lead in identifying own mandatory professional, supervisory, personal development and training needs.

• Responsible for ensuring that the post holder accesses and participates in clinical supervision.
• Responsible for the safe custody and administration of medicines.
• To participate and contribute appropriately in research, service modernisation, clinical governance and the National Service Framework.

To ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed, whilst respecting and valuing the different therapeutic approaches available within the multi-disciplinary team.

Responsible for ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the data protection act, trust policy and good practice.

• Responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
• Participate in joint working with appropriate experts/agencies.

EDUCATION.

• Responsible for providing formal and informal training on Mental Health promotion to statutory and non-statutory services.
• Responsible for the provision of staff induction, mentorship and clinical supervision to professional colleagues as appropriate.

ORGANISATIONAL.

• The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.
• The post holder as an individual is required to understand their responsibility for respecting and promoting issues of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
• Responsible for reading, understanding and complying with all relevant trust and statutory policies and procedures.

COMMUNICATION.

- The post holder is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely written records are kept which comply with the Trust policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.

• The post holder is responsible for ensuring they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all members of the multi-disciplinary team, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current nursing care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
• The post holder is responsible for ensuring that they clearly communicate with clients, actively listen to establish an understanding of the needs of the service user.

MANAGERIAL.

• Responsible for the effective utilisation of nursing/financial resources to ensure adequate clinical care is provided with a requirement that all incidents, which may compromise care, are reported immediately to a senior manager, and clinicians involved in their care as appropriate.
• To make decisions and work within a framework commensurate with their level of knowledge and competence and to act accordingly within their sphere of responsibility.

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (part 3 or 13)

Experience

• Significant post registration experience in Mental Health.
• Evidence of experience as a community psychiatric nurse
• Evidence of working in the homeless community
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding homelessness and addiction and the impact it can have on mental health

Skills/knowledge

• Ability to demonstrate skills relating to engaging Service User Group.
• Experience of working in a homeless or third sector setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such 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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homeless Health Exchange, Attwood Green Health Centre

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-7671486

Job locations

Homeless Health Exchange, Attwood Green Health Centre