Community Mental Health Nurse

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Nursing Specialist to manage a caseload of older adults with complex mental health needs. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions, medication management, and coordinating multidisciplinary care in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate has experience with older adults and severe mental illness. This position requires strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working with older adults and severe mental illness.
• Knowledge of shared care models and enhanced psychosis pathways.
• Driver with access to a car for business purposes.
• Registered with DBS Update Service where required.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised, evidence-based care for older adults with complex mental health challenges.
• Administer medication, including depot injections, and conduct core and risk assessments.
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness and support recovery and wellbeing of service users.

Skills

Experience working with older adults and severe mental illness

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Team collaboration skills

Job description

Overview

Senior Nursing Specialist – Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. You will manage a caseload of clients aged 65+ with complex, both psychotic and non‑psychotic mental health problems. The role involves day‑to‑day delivery of evidence‑based interventions, medication management, and multidisciplinary care coordination in a Shared Care and Enhanced Psychosis Pathway setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualised, evidence‑based care for older adults with complex mental health challenges.
• Administer medication, including depot injections, and conduct core and risk assessments.
• Participate in duty rota covering both dementia and older adult services.
• Ensure adherence to organisational systems and processes.
• Line manage and professionally support peers and junior staff.
• Advise on physical health and wellbeing, advocate, and facilitate access to other services respecting clients’ values and rights.
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness and support recovery and wellbeing of service users.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience working with older adults and severe mental illness.
• Knowledge of shared care models and enhanced psychosis pathways.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, and team collaboration skills.
• Driver with access to a car for business purposes.
• Registered with DBS Update Service where required.

Equal Opportunities & DBS

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Appropriate DBS registration is mandatory for the role.