Community Mental Health Nurse

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust; Worcester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days leave + bank holidays

NHS pension

Flexible working

Supportive team

Job summary

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to provide urgent mental health assessments in the community and contribute to multi-disciplinary care for adults with dementia or complex mental health needs in Worcestershire.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours) with a possibility of part-time hours and flexible working to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• RMN with relevant nursing registration and CPD evidence.
• Significant post-registration experience in mental health.
• Experience in community settings with dementia or complex mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Undertake urgent mental health assessments in the community.
• Triages referrals and determines appropriate services.
• Access Care Notes and other databases for information.
• Communicate with patients, families, carers and partner agencies.
• Coordinate admissions when required and liaise with mental health professionals.

Skills

Risk assessment

Communicate clearly (English)

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Supervisory skills

Education

RMN (Nursing degree)

Job description

Employer Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Kings Court 2 Town Worcester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 03/10/2026 23:59

Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Worcestershire is a diverse county, boasting great transport networks to Birmingham and the rest of the UK, picturesque countryside and a rich history.

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust is an innovative and creative place to work. Care and support of patients, their families and staff are at the heart of the organisation’s values.

We have an opportunity for a full time band 6 mental health nurse. The Team works predominately with people aged over 65 who have dementia or complex mental health problems; the team covers all of Worcestershire.

The post involves working as a cohesive team to manage and triage the incoming referrals to the service, either signposting to other agencies or if appropriate assigning them to a community mental health team for assessment and treatment. The post also involves visiting patients that you have identified as requiring urgent input to complete an initial assessment and arrange appropriate follow up.

You will need to have experience with the patient group and community work, with a sound knowledge of risk assessment; you will be offered 1-1 supervision and ongoing support. You will enjoy working in a close-knit team and supportive team.

The 37.5 hours are to be worked Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm, although the team is flexible and supports work-life balance. For the right candidate we can offer part time hours at a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking urgent assessments of mental health in various settings in the community to include risk assessment

Triaging paper referrals to include telephone triage to determine the most appropriate service for ongoing mental health support

Accessing various data bases to seek information to include Care Notes, ICE and Adult Social Care records. Recording on our Care Notes data base

Professional telephone conversations with partner agencies, patients, relatives, carers

Arranging admissions to hospital where any assessment you have undertaken requires this, this can include liaison with the Approved Mental Health Professional Service for anyone requiring admission under the Mental Health Act.

Liaison with the Community Area Consultant Psychiatrists as required

Liaison and referral, to include joint visits where indicated, with our Hospital at Home Team

The role does not involve holding patient cases for any prolonged intervention.

Working for our organisation

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Sharing your data -As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person specification

Experience

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
• Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work

Qualifications

• RMN (Degree/Diploma and working towards degree)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge and application of interventions relevant to patient group
• Knowledge / experience of audit procedures
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• Knowledge of Person Centre Care
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment
• Multi-disciplinary team working
• Knowledge and application of standardised assessments

Skills

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal written formats
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Supervisory / appraisal skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own Performance
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to use a variety of IT systems and database

Addittional Criteria

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.