Community Psychiatric Nurse - Band 6

Eput; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

EPUT in Colchester is seeking a motivated Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our Community Mental Health Team. You will deliver high‑quality mental health care in the community, supporting adults with complex needs within a multidisciplinary setting.

As Care Coordinator, you will assess, plan and coordinate care, supervise junior colleagues, and work with MDT professionals to promote safe, person‑centred services. DBS and safeguarding duties apply.

Qualifications

• Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3.
• Evidence of CPD post-qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assess and coordinate care as Care Coordinator within a defined catchment.
• Plan and implement evidence-based care with MDT support.
• Provide professional advice and supervise junior staff.
• Coordinate CPA caseload and facilitate referrals to crisis teams or inpatient care.

Skills

Oral communication

Community work experience

Education

Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3

CPD post-qualification

Job description

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

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our friendly and supportive Community Mental Health Team based in Colchester.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality mental health care within a multidisciplinary setting, supporting adults with a range of complex mental health needs in the community.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible 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 within a defined catchment area/locality. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

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 (subject to terms and conditions)
• 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

As a Care Coordinator, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and coordination of care needs. Once needs are identified, you will be expected to plan and implement evidence‑based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team Lead, and as a Band 6 clinician, you will be expected to act as a supervisor and resource for junior or less experienced staff.

You will be able to draw on the interventions and expertise provided by your MDT colleagues, such as Support Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Employment Specialists, Family Therapists and Medical Colleagues.

Some of your typical duties as a Care Coordinator may include (but are not limited to):

• Assessing new referrals to the team and ascertaining whether they have care needs that need to be addressed within the service
• Coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) of a designated caseload
• Creating and continually updating person‑centred careplans and building therapeutic relationships with your clients.
• Continuously assess risk and design personalised risk management plans
• Facilitate referral to crisis teams or admission to hospital where necessary, plus providing presence and involvement in inpatient careplan and discharge planning.
• Administration of long‑acting anti‑psychotic depot injections in a community setting
• Monitoring of medication adherence and any potential side‑effects. Organising medical reviews when indicated.
• Identify any possible safeguarding concerns and be responsible for the completion of safeguarding investigations.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented
• Support the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision plus ensuring carer’s needs are identified and responded to.

Education/Qualifications

• Registration Mental Health Nurse RMN Part 3
• Evidence of appropriate CPD post‑qualification

Skills/Experience

• Good oral communication skills based on fluency on the English language
• Previous experience of working within a the community

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.