Community Mental Health Nurse | Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Scunthorpe is seeking an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse. The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care for individuals with mental health issues, promote recovery, and work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. The role requires post-registration experience and the ability to contribute to a 7-day service. This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated mental health professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience in inpatient and community settings.
• Ability to provide biopsychosocial interventions.
• Knowledge of NMC professional practice guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical service that is patient focused.
• Deliver skilled nursing care including assessment and care delivery.
• Administer medicines in accordance with policy.
• Supervise junior staff in clinical procedures.
• Contribute to infection control practices.

Skills

High quality nursing care

Clinical risk assessment

Ability to work collaboratively

Organizational skills

Education

Post registration experience as an RMN

Job description

Overview

We have set up a new community rehabilitation team to support people with serious mental illness and complex needs. The community mental health rehabilitation team will offer a 7 day service for people living in North Lincolnshire. The service will enable people to receive an intensive community rehabilitation service closer to home in their own community.

The community rehabilitation service will consist of a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency workforce, working collaboratively between Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) and North Lincolnshire Council to share skills and specialisms to support individuals and improve their quality of life.

Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our team as a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse. The right candidate will be enthusiastic and a highly organised mental health professional who is able to provide high quality nursing care, assessment and treatment.

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive Community Mental Health Nursing Service across a whole range of clients experiencing mental ill health who are engaging in the community rehabilitation pathway. The service will be delivered in collaboration with representatives from other agencies and therefore the ability to work independently and with partner agencies is essential.

It is essential that applicants can demonstrate post registration experience as an RMN, which may include inpatient and community settings.

Responsibilities

• To provide a clinical service that is patient focused, accessible and responsive over a 7 day week
• To provide and deliver highly skilled nursing care, including assessment, care planning and care delivery, biopsychosocial interventions, clinical risk assessment and management and promote recovery and inclusion
• To ensure that medicines are administered in accordance with the Trust Policy and legal requirements
• To undertake clinical procedures, training and supervising junior staff in these procedures, for the care and welfare of patients
• To maintain a high standard of professionalism and to establish a good and effective working practice, in accordance with NMC professional practice guidelines
• Contribute to the prevention and control of infection through standard infection control practices and compliance with the Trust infection control policies to ensure the highest quality of care to patients
• To respect the views of patients, carers, families and significant others and work collaboratively with them when planning care and assisting them to meet their needs

About RDaSH

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4,000 talented colleagues who are valued and respected. We have a wide portfolio including mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

What we offer

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

View our Strategy: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

Find out more about working for RDaSH: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

View our Allyship video: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

Terms

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Application

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications. This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025.