Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A social enterprise in health care is seeking a dedicated registered mental health nurse in Plymouth. The role involves assessing and implementing care for clients with complex mental health needs, promoting recovery, and supporting a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will possess NMC registration and relevant experience. Opportunities for professional development are provided. Flexible work patterns available.

Benefits

Protected CPD time

Funding for qualifications

Supportive professional development programs

Qualifications

• Recent clinical experience in a community or relevant mental health inpatient setting.
• Experience with adults having severe and enduring mental illness.
• Ability to work within the legal and ethical framework of mental health care.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of care.
• Provide meaningful intervention-based care and delivery of high-quality care.
• Caseload management and supervision of Band 5 mental health practitioners.

Skills

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Clinical experience

Community health knowledge

Education

RMN/Dip HE - NMC Registration

Post Graduate Specialist Knowledge

Job description

Job summary

37.5 hours per week.

LWSW, one of the most exciting organisations in Health & Social Care, is seeking an enthusiastic nurse to join our friendly, dedicated, hard working multi-disciplinary Specialist Outreach Recovery Team.

We are seeking a registered mental health nurse who possesses recent clinical experience in a community or relevant mental health inpatient setting.

SORT work within the personalised care framework with the move towards goal based, individualised care and interventions.

This includes a named key worker for all service users with a clearer multidisciplinary team approach to both assess and meet the needs of service users, to reduce the reliance on services and to increase resilience in systems of care, promote recovery and allowing all staff to make the best use of their skills and qualifications, and drawing on new roles.

We are at the cutting edge of integrated service delivery and design. We will ensure seamless, responsive care and support is provided to the individual at the right time, in the right place, by the right professional, ensuring that adult social care statutory responsibilities defined by the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Health Act are fully implemented.

Our best asset is our workforce and we welcome the involvement of all staff in helping to shape the future of the organisation. We want the right staff and are looking for highly motivated, experienced and qualified professionals to join our supportive and friendly teams.

Main duties of the job

Responsible to the Manager of the Specialist outreach recovery team for the assessment of needs, development, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients from a specified group of patients. The practitioner is responsible for providing meaningful intervention-based care and delivery of high-quality, safe and meaningful care which helps people to recover and stay well, with documentation and processes that are proportionate and enable the delivery of high-quality care to a defined group of people with a complex mental health problems in a community setting.

To provide caseload management and support to a defined caseload, and also to provide teaching and supervision to students and others undertaking educational programmes.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

About us

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B9832-2025-NM-9976

Job locations

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

Job description Job responsibilities

Provision of case load supervision for Band 5 mental health practitioners and line management.

Contribute to professional development, appraisal, performance review and recruitment.

Responsible for the management of SORT caseloads. Carry out reviews of caseloads and support the process of recovery.

Promote positive risk to allow clients independence and autonomy of choice.

Promote recovery

Liaise with other community resources and facilitate use of mainstream resources.

Maintain a caseload of clients with a significant degree of mental health complexity who are difficult to engage in services.

Participate in the shift lead and provide appropriate supervision.

Practice within the legal and ethical framework set out by mental health related legislation to ensure that service users interests and well-being are at the fore.

Liaise, advise, develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, social care professionals who are involved in the delivery of services.

Participate in all activities aimed at keeping professional skills updated and contribute to dissemination of that knowledge and experience to all staff and students within your area of responsibility.

Act upon referrals from secondary care, by providing assessment, implementation and development of programmes of care to individuals, groups and families.

Implement and participate in the formulation of all policy and procedures within the area of responsibility in consultation with relevant others.

Plan, with teaching establishments, a realistic learning experience for students and for postgraduate students and be responsible for the quality of the programme.

Participate in and support training programmes designed for all staff groups.

Monitor standards of practice within the team, ensuring areas of deficit are addressed through audit.

Co-ordinate the collation of evidence within the team in support of standards for better health improving quality.

Independently assess, implement and develop programmes of care.

Prioritise and re-assign team workload and develop caseload management system.

Supervision and support.

Assist the Team Manager in the Investigation of complaints made regarding the service.

Identify staff training needs.

Make judgements in regard to the quality of the service.

Actively support the team through change in organization and service delivery

Job description Job responsibilities

Provision of case load supervision for Band 5 mental health practitioners and line management.

Contribute to professional development, appraisal, performance review and recruitment.

Responsible for the management of SORT caseloads. Carry out reviews of caseloads and support the process of recovery.

Promote positive risk to allow clients independence and autonomy of choice.

Promote recovery

Liaise with other community resources and facilitate use of mainstream resources.

Maintain a caseload of clients with a significant degree of mental health complexity who are difficult to engage in services.

Participate in the shift lead and provide appropriate supervision.

Practice within the legal and ethical framework set out by mental health related legislation to ensure that service users interests and well-being are at the fore.

Liaise, advise, develop and maintain good relationships with service users, carers, relatives and fellow health, social care professionals who are involved in the delivery of services.

Participate in all activities aimed at keeping professional skills updated and contribute to dissemination of that knowledge and experience to all staff and students within your area of responsibility.

Act upon referrals from secondary care, by providing assessment, implementation and development of programmes of care to individuals, groups and families.

Implement and participate in the formulation of all policy and procedures within the area of responsibility in consultation with relevant others.

Plan, with teaching establishments, a realistic learning experience for students and for postgraduate students and be responsible for the quality of the programme.

Participate in and support training programmes designed for all staff groups.

Monitor standards of practice within the team, ensuring areas of deficit are addressed through audit.

Co-ordinate the collation of evidence within the team in support of standards for better health improving quality.

Independently assess, implement and develop programmes of care.

Prioritise and re-assign team workload and develop caseload management system.

Supervision and support.

Assist the Team Manager in the Investigation of complaints made regarding the service.

Identify staff training needs.

Make judgements in regard to the quality of the service.

Actively support the team through change in organization and service delivery

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RMN/Dip HE - NMC Registration
• Post Graduate Specialist Knowledge and or experience in Community Mental Health setting

Desirable

• Recovery
• CBT
• Solution Focus Therapy
• Management/coaching qualification.
• Experience at a senior level which includes managerial experience, staff supervision and operational issues

Experience Essential

• Substantial and relevant post-registration mental health experience
• Relevant experience of working with adults with a history of severe and enduring mental illness.
• Relevant experience in community mental health setting or clear evidence of how candidate is able to fulfil the functions of a community mental health practitioner.

Desirable

• Care co-ordination/ key worker experience
• Case load management

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• RMN/Dip HE - NMC Registration
• Post Graduate Specialist Knowledge and or experience in Community Mental Health setting

Desirable

• Recovery
• CBT
• Solution Focus Therapy
• Management/coaching qualification.
• Experience at a senior level which includes managerial experience, staff supervision and operational issues

Experience Essential

• Substantial and relevant post-registration mental health experience
• Relevant experience of working with adults with a history of severe and enduring mental illness.
• Relevant experience in community mental health setting or clear evidence of how candidate is able to fulfil the functions of a community mental health practitioner.

Desirable

• Care co-ordination/ key worker experience
• Case load management

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

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Livewell Southwest

Address

200 Mount Gould Road

Mount Gould

Plymouth

Devon

PL4 7PY

Employer's website

https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)