Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS is seeking a Community Mental Health Nurse to join their Adult Community Mental Health Services in Bishop's Stortford. This role focuses on managing patient cases and providing specialist mental health care in a supportive team environment, with excellent professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Newly registered Band 5 community nurses supported through a 12 month preceptorship programme.
• Experience in working with acute mental health problems in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a patient caseload and carry out specialist mental health care assessments.
• Deliver person-centred care reflecting current best practices.

Skills

Effective multi professional team communication

Medication administration

Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care

Education

RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing

ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship

Job description

Go back Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 04 July 2025

We are looking for enthusiastic nurses to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services in Bishop's Stortford.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of nursing in a community setting, working closely with colleagues in a small supportive team, and making a real difference to the quality of services.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes - including business insurance - is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care
• have regular supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities
• provided with excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.

Newly registered Band 5 community nurses are supported in their transition from student to nurse through a 12 month preceptorship programme.

About us

We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job responsibilities

To manage a patient caseload, identified and agreed in consultation with medical, nursing and other professions in the

To carry out specialist mental health care assessments. Develop, implement, evaluate and document specialist care. This will include frequent requirement for intense

To use a variety of clinical skills appropriate to the needs of the individual and the clinical setting in which they are

To provide ongoing interventions for people where assessment indicates this to be relevant to their

To be responsible for the administration, carriage and storage of medication in accordance with relevant Trust policies. To ensure safe disposal of equipment used in the Community e.g. syringes, needles, in accordance with Trust

To actively plan and participate in safe discharge from the service following agreed care pathway (CPA) as agreed with the MDT

To deliver care that is person centred and recovery focused, reflecting current best practice and challenge practice that may be detrimental to older people receiving high quality

To be aware of the physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer physical conditions on as

To use research findings in formulating nursing care plans and develop awareness of the significance of nursing research and wider evidence based practice in community mental health

Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of service users with mental health problems and develop strategies to meet those needs; e.g. self-help groups, respite care, Carers

To participate in the Trusts adverse incidents reporting systems and comply with the Trusts procedure and techniques for managing risks.

For a more in-depth Job and Person Specification please see the document attached,

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience

• RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing
• ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.

Experience

• Experienced post registration at Band 5 in a relevant mental health setting or if newly qualified will participate in the Trusts Preceptorship Scheme
• Experience in working with acute mental health problems in a community setting

SKILLS/ KNOWLEDGE/ABILITY

• Knowledge of MHA (1983), CPA, Risk Assessment and Section 25 etc.
• Effective multi professional team communication & team working.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care with supervision
• Medication administration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Understanding primary/secondary care interface

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£31,469 to £38,308 a yearper annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)