Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bishop Auckland is looking for a Community Mental Health Nurse to provide support and treatment to adults living with mental health needs. This role offers a supportive environment, with opportunities for professional development and a focus on patient-centered care. The ideal candidate will have current professional registration and experience in a multi-disciplinary team. A fixed-term 12 months contract is available along with various employee benefits, including flexible working.

Benefits

Weekly CPD sessions

Free on-site parking

Flexible working opportunities

Access to employee support and counselling

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with mental ill health or learning disabilities.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation like the Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with mental health needs in the community.
• Conduct assessments and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with statutory and third sector agencies.

Skills

Assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Team working skills

Education

Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD

Recognition as practice assessor/mentor

Job description

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 01 January 2026

Whether you're an experienced Registered Nurse or a Newly Registered Nurse, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a service that puts patient care first. You will have the time and support to make a real difference every day.

Student Nurse's that are due to register in the next 3 months are very welcome to apply. Full training and Preceptorship programme will be provided to help you build confidence and develop your career in this specialist area.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse (fixed term - 12 months) to join our Community Mental Health Team based in Bishop Auckland. The role involves supporting adults living with mental health needs, the service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting with the primary aim of promoting both recovery and living well.

Main duties of the job

Within the Dales Community Intervention team we have mixed roles, from Triage, Tel and Face to Face Assessments, One to One ungoverned interventions and delivering groups, but also working alongside our patients with enduring mental health problems and long term medication.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop into a community role within a team of supportive and experienced professionals. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

About us

We're committed to co-creating a great experience for our colleagues. This means listening to what staff are telling us and working together to be the best employer we can be.

In October 2022, we asked our staff and partners what we do well, the following are some examples

• Good supervision structure
• Engagement and visibility of managers
• Level of autonomy/decision making
• Open to new ideas/projects/Quality Improvement support
• Wellbeing support for staff

Our staff are our most important asset and recognising their excellent work and the vital contributions they make to patient care is very important.

Benefits

The Trust offers a variety of benefits including:

• Weekly CPD sessions
• Access to trust wide career development opportunities
• Working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team
• Free on-site parking
• Long service award
• 27 -33 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days
• Flexible working opportunities
• NHS car lease scheme
• Full Occupational health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to employee support, independent counselling, chaplaincy
• Mindfulness Sessions
• Access to Coaching and mentors

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council RNMH or RNLD
• To be recognised practice assessor / mentor or work towards in an agreed timescale
• Trained Clinical Supervisor (within 6 month probationary period)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• Working with people with mental ill health / learning disabilities
• Working in a person centred therapeutic organisation
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

• Evidence based knowledge of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act)
• Understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Confident working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust