Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Community Mental Health Nurse based in London. You will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mental health care to individuals with complex needs while working within a multidisciplinary team. The role requires experience in mental health, effective communication, and a commitment to recovery-focused practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or pending PIN required.
• Two years experience in mental health essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of service users in the community.
• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Time Management

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Pre-graduate mental health training

Job description

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Job Summary

To be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision high quality mental

Job Summary

To be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team, participating in the provision high quality mental

health care for people who present with severe and enduring mental health problem, with complex

needs.

Successful candidates will work in multi-disciplinary recovery based community mental health

services providing evidence-based care and treatment for all those who access the service through

the duty system. You will provide treatment within structured Care Pathways that ensure the best

outcomes for our people who use services, with a focus on recovery and promoting independence.

You need to have experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health

problems as part of your training and/or preregistration experience and have a commitment and

genuine interest in supporting service users and carers through Recovery model in the community.

This role will include working with an allocated caseload of new and existing service users and using

a range of clinical, psychological and social care interventions to enable service users and carers to

meet their recovery aims and maintain positive outcomes for both their health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Take and respond to calls that come through the team duty system

To proactively involve people in their care, and to include them in decision-making processes.

To take responsibility to act using sound professional judgment and effective problem solving when decisions, with the support of your line manager / supervisor, when managing in complex and challenging

Act as a care co-ordinator responsible for managing a caseload of service users in the community, and ensure the provision of high quality and evidence based mental health care.

Assess, plan, implement and review care in accordance with CPA and trust policies.

Will conduct comprehensive mental health assessments and to develop coproduced care and support plans with service users and carers accordingly

About Us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum Inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

363-TH7244704

Job locations

Bow & Poplar NMHT

51 Three Colts Lane

London

E2 6BF

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and responsibilities of this post please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and responsibilities of this post please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• oPre-graduate mental health nurse in the final six months of their training or a graduate mental health nurse who is pending their PIN or a Registered Mental Health Nurse .
• oWillingness to undertake further training relevant to the B5 development programme
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Two year experience in mental health
  
  

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity At (2005) & the Care Act (2014.
• oUnderstanding of the principles of the recovery model and Care Programme Approach
• oUp to date knowledge of the current approaches to mental health nursing.
  
  

Skills

Essential

• oGood verbal and written communication skills.
• oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
• oAbility to prioritise workload.
• oExcellent time management skills
  
  

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• oGood verbal and written communication skills.
• oAbility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care using evidence based approaches
• oAbility to prioritise workload.
• oExcellent time management 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bow & Poplar NMHT

51 Three Colts Lane

London

E2 6BF

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bow & Poplar NMHT

51 Three Colts Lane

London

E2 6BF

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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