Community Psychiatric Nurse

Eput; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Pension up to 14.5%

£8K relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

EPUT Basildon invites applications for a Care Coordinator within the First Response Team. You will assess needs, coordinate care, and implement evidence-based plans in collaboration with hospital and primary care professionals.

You will maintain CPA documentation, contribute to staff training, and strive for integrated, high-quality care in a supportive, inclusive Trust environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in community or mental health care settings.
• Ability to assess risk and plan care using CPA approaches.
• Strong documentation and inter-team communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess and coordinate care needs for service users and carers.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver person-centred care.
• Maintain CPA-based care plans and accurate records.
• Participate in team meetings and staff development activities.

Skills

Care coordination

Risk assessment

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

UK professional registration

Job description

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Site Basildon Community Resource Centre, Basildon Mental Health Unit Town Basildon Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum + 5% High Cost Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.

We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.

You’ll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.

The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.

We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3.500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.

We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.

We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.

Join us and you’ll do the best work of your life – and make a difference to other people’s lives. What we do together, matters.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within theFirst Response Team in Basildon. The service provides a wide range of high-quality community care interventions, supporting individuals to maintain their independence, enhance their wellbeing, and make informed choices about their care and support.

The post holder carries responsibility as the care coordinator for the assessment and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence-based care to a defined group of service users and their carers.

The post holder will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with hospital-based and primary care professionals to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. They will be responsible for maintaining professional standards of care within the First Response Team and will actively contribute to the training, development, and support of staff .

The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive and integrated assessment service for service users, promoting effective interdisciplinary collaboration and fostering a positive, supportive working environment that enables the provision of seamless, coordinated care.

Main duties of the job

To establish and maintain effective individualised care using the Care Programme Approach (CPA) by:-

• Undertaking assessment of risk and formulating care plans to manage and minimise risk.
• Providing advice and information to service users, their carers and their families in order to alleviate distress and work in partnership, as far as possible, with all the available support systems.
• Providing clear, accurate and concise documentation of the service users care as required by the Trusts Care Programme Approach (CPA) Policy.

To participate in the initial assessment and selection of potential clients ensuring that their physical/psychological, nursing and social care needs are taken into account at all times

To participate in team meetings, initiating and discussing new methods/models of care and participate in the introduction of research or trails within the area

Seek to establish a therapeutic relationship with individual clients and their families.

Ensure effective and confidential communication between all care professionals.

Provide significant data governing client care and treatment by:-

• Participating in informal or formal case conferences and discussions.
• Maintaining a secure system of record keeping and information exchange
• Establishing regular written reviews of progres
• Ensuring that information is recorded on the client information database.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ADMINISTRATIVE/MANAGERIAL DUTIES

In liaison with the Manger to set objectives for the delivery of care within the area and to devise ways of implementing and monitoring these.

To participate in the multi-disciplinary decision making progress, team building and team maintenance

To review regular intervals with the Manager, the overall nature of the caseload, work methods and techniques and evaluating clinical practice as a whole

Provide accurate returns, statistics and reports as required by the Managers and members of the Community Team.

In co-operation with the Manager to report incidents such as complaints/accidents and that appropriate documentation is completed and returned to the Manager as soon as possible following the incide

To provide support and supervise more junior staff in identifying training needs and actively participating in staffing development programmes.

To be responsible for updating own knowledge of contemporary interventions and techniques

To contribute towards Team Education and Development providing opportunities for exchange of ideas, experience, techniques and interventions

To use research findings when designing care programmes and to develop an awareness of the significance of nursing research practice.

Have a knowledge/understanding of the legislation likely to be encountered as part of the role of the Community Mental Health Nurse e.g. Mental Health Act 1983; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971; Access to Information Act 1986; Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Knowledge

• Detailed understanding and knowledge of mental Health practice and procedure policy.
• Demonstrate practical experience of staff/student Supervision

Skills/Experience

• Experience of working with people with Mental Health problems for at least two years.
• Evidence of, and ability to contribute to the development of services as part of a wider team.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note -staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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.