Community MH Nurse for Older People

Integrated Care System; Watford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Watford is seeking a Community MH Nurse for Older People to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role involves assessment, case coordination, and providing integrated care for older adults with mental health needs. Applicants must have a degree in Mental Health Nursing, relevant registration, and experience in the mental health sector. A willingness to engage in further training is important.

Benefits

Continuous professional development sessions

Academic training opportunities

Support from a multi-disciplinary team

Qualifications

• Two years post registration experience, with at least one year in Adult Mental Health Care.
• Willingness to train in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
• Community and inpatient nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the assessment of care needs.
• Act as care coordinator for a defined caseload.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Crisis management

Education

Degree or diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Go back Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Community MH Nurse for Older People

The closing date is 20 August 2025

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 .

If you are interested in our service then please call for an informal discussion or email any of the team.

About us

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 4,000 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. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary:

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 Trusts Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Training/Experience

• Degree, diploma or equivelent in Nursing (Mental Health Nursing).
• Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Two years post registration experience, with at least one year post registration experience in Adult Mental Health Care
• Willingness to train in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
• Pre or Post registration training/ short courses in mental health
• Community and InPatient nursing experience
• Successful completion of Intensive Training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

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.

Communication Skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Ability to feedback and discuss cases within the multi disciplinary team
• Excellent documentation of duties performed.
• Confidence to work autonomously in the community

Analytical Skills

• Good range of problem solving skills.
• Good range of information gathering skills
• Ability to assess and manage risks
• Experience working with service users with personality disorder
• Maintaining a positive, non - judgemental attitude and therapeutic optimism towards working with people with personality disorder

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAs)