Community Psychiatric Nurse

NHS; Grantham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider in Grantham is seeking a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their team supporting older adults facing mental health challenges. You will manage a varied caseload, deliver high-quality clinical care, and collaborate with multidisciplinary professionals. The role emphasizes clinical reasoning and effective communication. Ideal candidates will be Registered Nurses committed to improving mental health services for the community. A supportive environment with training opportunities awaits.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction programme

Regular clinical and managerial supervision

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Currently Registered Nurse with specialist training in clinical practice.
• Experience working with adults experiencing mental health needs.
• Ability to lead a clinical team and engage effectively with service users.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard clinical care with effective assessment and planning.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in clinical governance and audit developments.

Skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of mental health

Ability to work independently

Education

1st Level Registration (NMC)

Relevant degree or equivalent

Management training

Job description

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Psychiatric Nurse

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Are you a creative and enthusiastic mental health nurse with transferable skills who wants to make a difference to the lives of older people and their families who experience mental health issues or memory problems in the community?

Do you want to be part of a Team that actively delivers innovative ways to support people to improve their mental health, wellbeing and recovery?

If the answer is yes, then please read on;

We are seeking to recruit a Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join the Older Adults CMHT in Grantham/Sleaford for a fixed 12-month period. The team provide support for older adults experiencing complex mental health difficulties and for individuals diagnosed with Dementia that have complex needs. The team also complete memory assessments through the MAMS pathway and give diagnoses relating to cognition. This post will also be expected to be part of the duty rota and build networks in the locality with other professionals and care homes. If you are looking to broaden your clinical experience and develop your career, we would love to receive your application.

What We Offer

We are committed to supporting you in becoming the best you can be. We offer a comprehensive induction programme, excellent training and further development opportunities. You will also receive regular clinical and managerial supervision.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of clinical care, ensuring safe and effective assessment, treatment and comprehensive discharge planning using clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment tools.

To manage caseload and service delivery to contribute towards the attainment of Service/Trust productivity requirements.

Work with individuals to assess their mental health, recognise mental illness and identify their related needs and circumstances, and enable them to understand, manage and, where appropriate, change their behaviour.

Complete memory assessments under the MAMS pathway

Plan, implement, review and improve interventions to meet people's identified needs and manage their inherent risk.

To assess carers' and families needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families.

Enable individuals to develop independent living skills and live in the community.

To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the Community Mental Health Team and with external agencies.

To adhere to codes of professional conduct and ethics and associated legislation.

Develop and create networks that improve the pathway of care for clients referred to the Community Team.

Participate in all clinical governance and audit developments, including post-registration education, training and continuing professional development.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RVN or RNLD or RN: 1st Level Registration (NMC) or degree or equivalent.
• Currently Registered Nurse
• ENB998 / FliPS or equivalent
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
• Management training

Experience

• Relevant experience of working with adults with mental health needs. Or clear evidence of substantial experience of working with individuals in crisis and skills thay are transferable to both community/in-patient.
• Experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental illnesses
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Skills & Competences

• Sound knowledge of national agenda for mental health.
• Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of Information Governance principles.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Delegation whilst maintaining overall responsibility for patients care, where appropriate
• Demonstrate the ability to lead a clinical team.
• Highly motivated & able to engage with service users & carers to improve outcomes.
• Ability to work independently and collectively.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel independently across the county

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.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust