Community Mental Health Nurse: Flexible, Impactful Care

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Workington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Practitioner to deliver high-quality, person-centred care within community mental health services in West Cumbria. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, independence and wellbeing while supporting early discharge.

The role involves assessing needs, planning and evaluating care in patients' homes, clinics and other community settings, and maintaining continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with first level registration (RMN/RNMH/RNLD).
• Experience delivering treatment plans and working with service users and carers.
• Complete preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary team settings.
• Ability to establish therapeutic partnerships and communicate interventions effectively.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments and contribute to care planning.
• Deliver psychosocial and recovery-focused therapeutic interventions.
• Monitor depot injections in clinic and community settings.
• Monitor mental state, medication concordance, and physical health, escalating concerns.
• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships to support engagement and recovery.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Participate in safeguarding and risk management, including crisis response when required.

Skills

IT system

Risk assessment

Therapeutic partnership

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Communication

Time management

Education

First Level Registration RMN/RNMH/RNLD

Job description

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Community Practitioner to deliver high-quality, person-centred care within community mental health services in West Cumbria. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team to promote recovery, independence and wellbeing while supporting early discharge.

The role involves assessing needs, planning and evaluating care in patients' homes, clinics and other community settings, and maintaining continuity of care.