Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Lee; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in the UK seeks a Community Mental Health Nurse to deliver innovative care and support to individuals undergoing mental health treatment. The position requires a Registered Nurse with at least one year of experience and offers a salary between £37,259 and £45,356 annually. The role includes direct patient care, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and participation in a unique community care model.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Supportive environment

Holistic recovery focus

Qualifications

• 1 year experience and above with no preceptorship programme pending.
• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation.
• Flexibility to work a shift pattern of 8am - 8pm across a 7 day service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe discharge or transfer of patient to other services.
• Make referrals to various support and care services.
• Uphold professional standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Skills

Empathy for service users

Ability to work autonomously

Resilience in interpersonal situations

Education

Registered Adult Nurse/Mental Health Nurse/Learning Disabilities Nurse

Successful completion of Preceptorship

Job description

Community Mental Health Nurse

Go back South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Are you passionate about reshaping mental health care? Do you believe in the power of community, collaboration with community partners and local voluntary care sector, inclusion, and peer support to transform lives? We're launching an innovative community care centre inspired by world‑class models like the Trieste Mental Health Community Network, Navigo in Grimsby, and Clubhouse models in New York and Brixton.

We have an incredibly exciting and rare opportunity to be part of a new community mental health pilot. This centre will hold a major national profile with NHS England who are hoping that the pilot will radically transform how we deliver mental health care in the UK.

We are looking for dedicated staff to help us pioneer this revolutionary approach to care.

What We Offer

• A Unique Care Model: Join a programme focused on community, social inclusion, and holistic recovery.
• Supportive Environment: Collaborate with peers, contribute to a recovery‑oriented care system, and make a real difference.
• Development Opportunities: Be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of mental health care, with training and career growth built‑in.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse you provide direct personal care to service users/ patients, without direct supervision, and co‑ordinate the care given by colleagues. The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct. The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of person‑centred care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co‑ordinate a first class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi‑Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.

About us

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK, along with specialist substance misuse services. We work in close partnership with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. Few organisations globally match our breadth of expertise in mental illness, built on three pillars: care and treatment, research, and training. SLaM employs around 5,000 staff and serves a diverse population of 1.1 million across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. We operate over 230 services, including inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, and community teams—providing inpatient care to 5,300 people annually and supporting over 45,000 in the community. We also deliver substance misuse services in Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich. Joining SLaM means becoming part of a Trust with a rich legacy and global reputation. Staff benefit from extensive professional development, with over 14,000 training experiences delivered in a single year. Our collaboration with King's Health Partners offers unique opportunities to engage in cutting‑edge academic research and work alongside world‑leading experts in mental health.

Job responsibilities

We are seeking to employ enthusiastic candidate who has work experience of one year and above.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting to deliver safe discharge or transfer of patient to other services.
• Making Referrals to: Crisis and Home Treatment Team, Other community Mental Health services, Social care, Peer support, Community support, Drug and alcohol/gambling support and Carer support.
• You are required to uphold professional as required by Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in delivering safe care to all patient regardless of patients gender, ethnicity, and their personal belief.
• To adopt a client centred approach embodied with the principles of the recovery model.
• To provide low intensity CBT and Mindfulness interventions under supervision.
• To provide psychoeducation to service users.
• To co‑facilitate, where agreed, therapeutic groups with a focus on service user rehabilitation reintegration and social inclusion.
• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the band and nature of the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Adult Nurse and/or Registered Mental Health Nurse and/or Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse
• Successful completion of Preceptorship

Experience

• Experience of research‑based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
• Knowledge of relevant Professional and Clinical legislation
• Flexibility to work a shift pattern of 8am - 8pm across a 7 day service
• 1 year experience and above with no preceptorship programme pending.

Knowledge

• Able to provide quality care that is responsive to service user's needs, without close supervision.
• Resilient: able to cope with difficult interpersonal situations.
• Able to work Autonomously within your job duty/responsibility and professional boundaries.
• Self‑aware, self‑confident and intrinsically motivated to do a good job and to motivate others.
• Approachable and forms very effective working relationships with colleagues. Advocates for all individuals, particularly those with protected characteristics; promotes equality and diversity

Other Requirements

• Empathy for service users including individuals who have experienced mental health problems.
• Loyal and able to advocate for and show pride in the work area and organization and demonstrates values of trust and NHS.
• Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical).

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.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS