Community Mental Health Nurse - MHSOP

Transformation Unit; Watford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

CPD opportunities

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is advertising for a Community Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) to work within the Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People in the Watford area. The role focuses on holistic assessment and planning for older adults with mental health needs, working within a multidisciplinary team and offering CPD opportunities.

The post supports flexible working and requires registration with the NMC and a nursing degree in Mental Health.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma or equivalent in Nursing (Mental Health) with NMC registration.
• Post-registration experience in Adult Mental Health Care or equivalent.
• AMHP is desirable.
• Community and in-patient nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate care plans for a defined caseload.
• Coordinate care as part of a multi-disciplinary team and liaise with other agencies.
• Ensure adherence to Trust policies and Equality and Diversity.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

NHS values

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (Mental Health)

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5) Job ref 367-SS-101770

Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Colne House, Upton Road, Watford, WD18 0JP Town Watford Salary £41,957 - £50,387 per annum pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

Community Mental Health Nurse - MHSOP

Band 6

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

We are in an exciting position to be able to advertise for a community mental health nurse. We are seeking a mental health nurses who is looking to be at the forefront of future healthcare and integrated working for the older adult population, working within the Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People. As a multi-disciplinary team we provide holistic assessment and treatment pathways for older adults, and people with mental health and frailty needs. Our service provides seamless pathways between primary care and secondary care services for people with functional mental illness, and also dementia care.

As a team, we can offer multi-disciplinary support from Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, as well as Mental Health Nurses. We also provide regular CPD sessions, reflective practice, staff support sessions, individual and group supervisions, and academic training, as well as access to external training resources.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic nurse who is passionate about the care of our older adult service users. We consider transferable skills from other areas of mental health services as valuable and a positive contribution to well-rounded team.

We cover the South West locality of Hertfordshire, with the base in Watford .

Working for our organisation

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. E verything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is required to take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care and management of a defined caseload, including liaison with other agencies and, where appropriate, the supervision, development and teaching of staff and/or students. The post holder will act as care coordinator to a case load of service users, ensuring the care plan is met at all times. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

As a staff member you are representatives of Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and play a vital role in fostering positive relationships and communication between the Mental Health Trust and not only the service users and their carers and relatives, but also other agencies, charities and providers.

All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree, diploma or equivalent in Nursing (Mental Health Nursing).
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Few years post registration experience, with post registration experience in Adult Mental Health Care.
• Pre or Post registration training/ short courses in mental health
• Community and InPatient nursing experience.
• AMHP

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of legislation related to mental health and social care (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Care Programme Approach etc)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to manage distressing and challenging situations.

Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.

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.

Name Marsha Antoine Job title Operational Manager Telephone number 01923 837000 Additional information

Florence Mungate - Deputy Operational Manager

Stephen Gumbwa - Deputy Operational Manager