Community Mental Health Nurse

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Community Mental Health Nurse in Hereford to provide support to dementia patients and those with mental health illnesses. The role offers part-time hours with opportunities for professional development. Key responsibilities include managing caseloads, effective treatment monitoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Competitive salary and flexible working options are provided.

Benefits

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge relevant to mental health patients.
• Experience in audit procedures.
• Knowledge of mental health legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage patient caseload for timely interventions.
• Monitor treatment and conduct risk assessments.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Autonomy

Education

Registration with the NMC as RMN, RGN, RLDN

Dementia Training

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Job description

Go back Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Community Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 28 September 2025

This is a part time post working 30 hours per week.

We have an exciting opportunity for a QualifiedNurse to join our well-established Care Home In Reach Nurse, which is acountywide service. The team provides support to residents of care homes livingwith dementia or those over 65 with a functional mental health illness. Theservice is open Monday to Friday, 9-5, excluding bank holidays. Flexibleworking patterns will be considered. Theteam is based in the grounds of the Belmont Abbey, which is a peaceful rural location,2 miles from the main city of Hereford. There is plenty of free parking. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients. We willprovide you with resources to progress a long-term career as well asflexibility, continual professional development as well and a wide range ofwellbeing and support.

We welcome calls for informal discussion/visits, please contact VickiNewman 01432 220445

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will include-

• Manage a caseload of patientsto ensure they receive a timely assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Monitor treatments
• Effective and timely dischargeplanning and coordination.
• Undertake andunderstand physical health observations and take appropriate action wherenecessary.
• Monitor,evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensureeffectiveness of intervention.
• Apply a highlevel of understanding of the effect of dementia and provide advice onmanagement of the condition, healthy lifestyles and well-being.
• Carry outcomplex risk assessment.
• Timely andaccurate reporting and escalation of incidents and safeguarding concerns.
• Attend weeklymultidisciplinary meetings.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitalsand community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental healthand learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people ofall ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexibleworking options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We valuediversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you workunsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit ourwebsite.

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Job responsibilities

Forfull details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the jobdescription and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge and application of interventions relevant to patient group
• Knowledge / experience of audit procedures
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• Knowledge of Person Centre Care
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment
• Multi-disciplinary team working

Additional criteria

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Qualifications

• Registration with the NMC as RMN, RGN, RLDN (Degree / Diploma)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
• Dementia Training

Experience

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
• Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
• Experience of a range of mental health settings.
• Supervision of junior staff and students
• Leadership and first line management experience
• Implementation of psychological therapies

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal written formats
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Presentation and training skills

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.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPro rata for part time