Community Mental Health Nurse

PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Sandiway; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking Community Mental Health Nurses to join their dedicated team serving the South Tameside area. The role involves providing holistic assessments and care plans, with a focus on collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should have experience in community mental health settings and a commitment to user-centered care. The organization values kindness, fairness, and inclusion, making it a great place to develop your career.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health or similar settings.
• Ability to engage effectively with service users and families.
• Commitment to promoting user choice in care.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessments and care plans.
• Ensure alignment with social inclusion and recovery models.
• Report any safeguarding concerns.

Skills

Holistic assessment

Risk assessment and management

Therapeutic interventions

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Job description

Overview

We're looking for Community Mental Health Nurses (Care Co‑coordinator / Key Worker) to join a dedicated team providing specialist mental health care to the population of South Tameside.

The Secondary Care CMHT supports residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions. We aim to provide outstanding care and continuously improve in response to the needs of the population we serve.

Transformation

This is an exciting time for the CMHT. We are undergoing a transformation as part of national community service developments and local Living Well initiatives. It's an opportunity to participate in service development with planned investment in staff and new role development.

Role Scope

The CMHT works with people aged 16 and over with severe and enduring mental health and social care needs, collaborating closely with the local authority and a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments and care plans for people on your caseload.
• Assessment of health care needs.
• Produce collaborative care plans.
• Risk assessment and management.
• Monitor and evaluate care plans.
• Liaise with wider MDT.
• Provide evidence‑based therapeutic interventions.
• Offer education, advice, emotional and psychological support.
• Promote choice in service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
• Ensure practice aligns with social inclusion and recovery models.
• Ensure carer involvement in the service user’s care.
• Report concerns identified under Safeguarding adult procedures.
• Maintain accurate records.

Core Values

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust values kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination. These core values support the trust’s vision and shape its culture by guiding behaviour in all aspects of its operations, from recruitment to decision‑making. They are also supported by a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Services

We provide high‑quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester—Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside & Glossop.

Trust Vision

The trust’s vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities. The purpose is to maximise people’s potential to live more rewarding lives and to create a great place to work.