Community Mental Health Nurse

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking individuals passionate about mental health to coordinate care and work with clients exhibiting diverse needs. The role involves evidence-based planning and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. Interested candidates should have care coordination experience and a strong motivation to assist clients. The position offers various benefits, including flexible working arrangements and staff discounts.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS staff discounts

Flexible working arrangements

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Previous care coordination experience is essential for this post.
• Motivated individuals willing to work with clients who have diverse and complex mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence‑based care.
• Admission, case conference/review and discharge with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordination of care under the Care Programme Approach.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence‑based care for designated service users or groups, including health promotion.
• Admission, case conference/review and discharge in collaboration with the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Coordination of care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach for a designated caseload.
• Ensuring compliance with Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children legislation and with the Mental Health Act 1983.
• Promotion of carer and service‑user involvement and facilitation of their participation in the service.
• Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and delivering evidence‑based therapeutic interventions, observing appropriate boundaries in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council codes.
• Ensuring carers complete assessments, education and support in accordance with NSF requirements.
• Deputising and providing caseload coverage for colleagues or team members.
• Clinical risk assessment of service users contacting the “Out of Hours” service, delivering advice and decision‑making, and coordinating any reviewed care plans.
• Participation in service development, setting quality standards, and auditing, monitoring and reviewing activities in line with current clinical guidance and policy.

Key Activities and Additional Duties

• Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures.
• Participate in the staff appraisal process and undertake appraisals for staff you manage.
• Stay updated on all matters relating to Trust policy.
• Provide management supervision where appropriate.
• Cover training and up‑skilling in the teams you support.
• Actively support DBS completion and related compliance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Previous care coordination experience is essential for this post.
• Motivated individuals willing to work with clients who have diverse and complex mental health needs.

Benefits and Further Information

• Season Ticket Loans; NHS staff discounts; excellent training facilities and opportunities.
• Buying and selling of annual leave scheme.
• Salary sacrifice schemes (lease cars and Cycle to Work).
• Day one flexible employer; flexible working supported from day one.
• Opportunities to apply for a flexible working request while in role.
• Staff bank – all permanent staff are automatically enrolled; fixed‑term staff may join by choice.
• Governor of a team‑bank that supplies staff for clinical and non‑clinical shifts across Trust sites.

Application Process

Please include professional references with business contact details covering your last three years of employment history; personal or character references are not accepted. The initial DBS check cost is incurred by the employee and will be deducted from the first salary.

To apply for a role in another format, e.g., Braille or audio tape, contact the Recruitment Department at 01375 364513 or email [email protected].

Equal Opportunities and Accessibility

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We encourage applications from people with experience of using mental health services and from those with learning disabilities. The Trust holds a Disability Confident Leader status and pledges to employ more people with learning disabilities.

Safeguarding and Compliance

All staff will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes and are expected to undertake COVID‑vaccination checks in line with Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021.

Contact and Closure

The Trust reserves the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date. Applicants who have not heard from NHS Jobs within three weeks of the closing date will be informed that their application was unsuccessful for this occasion.