Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to manage a caseload of older adults. The role includes care coordination, conducting assessments, and providing evidence-based nursing care in a supportive environment. Candidates must hold a Registered Nurse qualification and experience in mental health is preferred. The position offers numerous benefits including a generous holiday allowance and health support, fostering professional development and teamwork.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Holiday allowance starting at 27 days

Free onsite parking

Health and Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification, preferably with mental health specialty.
• Experience in care coordination and multidisciplinary team settings.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of older adults and their care plans.
• Provide specialist mental health nursing care and clinical practice.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and maintain accurate records.
• Participate in emergency assessments as needed.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Care coordination

Risk assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Leadership support

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (Older People) to join our team within the Directorate of Adult Mental Health. The role involves managing a caseload of older adults with mental health needs, acting as a care coordinator, and providing specialist, evidence-based care. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing care plans, liaising with other professionals, and supporting service users and their carers in the community, while also supervising junior staff and potentially taking on leadership duties.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support. You will have opportunities to progress your career with a structured learning journey that will enable you to achieve your long‑term goals and work to your strengths.

We also offer:

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work‑life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support

Main duties of the job

• Care coordination: Manage a caseload, including initial assessments and the coordination of care plans for older adults and their carers.
• Clinical practice: Provide high-quality, specialist, and evidence-based mental health nursing care in a community setting.
• Assessment and planning: Conduct comprehensive assessments, formulate person-centered care plans, and assess risks.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork: Work with a multidisciplinary team, liaising with other professionals in primary and secondary care.
• Support and leadership: Provide professional advice and support to other agencies and less experienced staff, acting as a role model and resource.
• Duty and emergency response: Participate in the duty rota, which can include undertaking emergency assessments.
• Record keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records and reports.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6‑month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.