Community Mental Health Nurse - Gloucester Recovery Team

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

27 days leave + bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

NHS pension benefits

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Mental Health Nurse to join the Gloucester Recovery Team. You will work within a multidisciplinary group delivering person-centred assessments and treatment, promoting independence and social engagement for adults with serious mental health needs.

The role requires experience in mental health settings, willingness to travel locally and a valid nursing registration.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Full driving licence and ability to travel around the locality.
• Up-to-date clinical knowledge including risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidenced-based interventions for service users and manage a personal caseload.
• Contribute to wider team functions, service development and Trust objectives.
• Work and liaise with other agencies and organisations.

Skills

Mental health experience

Travel readiness

Clinical knowledge

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Community Mental Health Nurse - Gloucester Recovery Team

Band 6

Main area Mental Health Community Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5) Job ref 327-26-803

Site Pullman Place Town Gloucester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified mental health nurse to join the Gloucester Recovery Team.

We are a highly motivated multidisciplinary team delivering high quality, person-centred assessment and treatment, with a strong focus on promoting independence and enhancing opportunities for social engagement. The Recovery Team works with Adults of Working Age (18 and over) with a range of serious mental health needs.

The successful applicant would need experience of working with clients with mental health problems, helping them to manage their illness and work towards their recovery, be flexible, and able to work effectively in a busy but rewarding environment.

We are seeking a motivated and innovative individual to join this enthusiastic, progressive and dynamic multi-disciplinary team. We can offer an opportunity to develop your skills and experience and to contribute to the development of a high quality service.

The team provides a planned needs lead 9am-5pm five days a week service.

Main duties of the job

• Providing evidenced based interventions for service users, acting as care coordinator where identified and managing a personal case load.
• Contribute to wider team functions including clinical work, service development and team and Trust objectives.
• Work and liaise with others agencies and organisations.

In return you will have opportunities and commitment from the team and manager towards:

• Developing your skills within the specialist assessments and treatments delivered by the team.
• Gain experience working alongside other teams and gain insight into their operations.
• Share in team success, developments, and job satisfaction.
• Receive statutory/mandatory and specific training pertinent to the specialty
• Regular individual supervision as well as that from weekly MDT.
• A voice and recognition within the team, and encouraged and supported to make a contribution.
• Appraisal and personal development plan.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

• Ability to work in calm manner in often distressing and emotional circumstances.

Essential & Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a mental health setting
• Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
• Able to attend and participate in all mandatory and statutory training events
• Willingness to complete preceptorship programme
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and health and social care needs
• An understanding of national policy in relation to mental health
• Clinical skills training (awareness of physical health and wellbeing).
• Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

Good luck with your application.

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.