Community Psychiatric Nurse - Broxtowe Cmht

Nottinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Nottingham; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join the MHSOP CMHT in the Broxtowe locality. The role involves delivering specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions in the community, with a focus on dementia and older adults, working in home settings to prevent hospital admission.

You will provide high-quality nursing care, carry out risk assessments, and supervise junior staff.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• UK nursing degree or equivalent.
• Experience in community mental health is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist assessment and access to interventions for diverse patient group within care programme approach.
• Deliver community-based support and interventions in line with individual care plans.
• Lead and supervise junior staff, contributing to education and team development.

Connaissances

Teamwork

Communication

Empathy

Flexibility

Assessment skills

Clinical supervision

IT skills

Formation

NMC registration

Degree in Nursing

Outils

NHS IT systems

Description du poste

Job summary

The Mental Health division of Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust comprises of three directorates; Adult Mental Health, Mental Health Services for Older People and Specialist Services. More than 2,800 dedicated staff provide vital and integral healthcare services for our patients in a variety of settings, ranging from community through to acute wards, covering a vast geographical area.

We're investing heavily in our staff, facilities and patient care. As we move into this new chapter, we need a strong, motivated and compassionate workforce to reflect our core values of Honesty, Compassion, Trust, Respect and Teamwork. There has never been a better time to join our growing team.

We have exciting opportunities across different specialities and services, with an emphasis on career development and progression. We want to help our staff reach their full potential, and are committed to providing the support, skills and development needed to succeed.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 CPN your main duties will be –

• To provide a defined level of specialist assessment and access to interventions for a diverse patient group and their families under the care programme approach, who present with significant mental health conditions and people with a dementia diagnosis.
• To provide realistic timely or occasionally intensive support to patients within their own community setting.
• To demonstrate active clinical and managerial leadership skills within the team, providing education and supervision to junior staff members and other professionals.

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Details

Date posted: 19 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 186-945-26-MH

Job locations: Sheila Gibson Unit, Stapleford Care centre Church Street, Nottingham, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Band 6, 37.5 hours per week, office hours 9-5 on 5 days a week Monday to Friday.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our MHSOP Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) within the Broxtowe locality. We provide assessment, treatment and support for service users of any age with a diagnosis of a dementia or people over the age of 65 with a mental health condition.

The service is for patients experiencing mental health conditions or a dementia diagnosis. The team provides specialist assessment, therapy & treatment, working to an individually tailored care plan to adopt a flexible, patient-centred approach enabling the older person with mental health difficulties to engage in services available to them and to lead as independent a life as possible.

Delivered in peoples own homes within the community, the service makes every effort to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and facilitates the opportunity for people to return home following a hospital admission or period in residential care.

There will be an expectation that the team will work closely with current Intensive Home Treatment Teams (IHTTs) in the locality and also with the CRHTs.

The service is provided within the work. There will be an expectation at times that the Band 6 Clinician will be the duty worker for the team.

You will provide Community Mental Health nursing input into the service. You will also provide specialist assessments and provide support and supervision to junior team members.

You will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse and have current NMC registration. You will have proven post qualification experience and have experience of working with this client group and of multi-disciplinary working. You will have a sound knowledge of risk assessment and be able to demonstrate sound evidence-based practice.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £20.00 (standard) or £41.00 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £15 per year applies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Maintains current NMC registration
• Professional Qualification - Mental Health/Learning Disabilities/General to degree level or equivalent
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training

Desirable

• Demonstrate continued Professional development to maintain professional registration

Training

Essential

• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written/oral communication skills
• Diplomatic, caring and sympathetic
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• IT skills

Desirable

• High level of emotional intelligence

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrates satisfactorily clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area specific experience

Desirable

• Able to deal with and resolve conflict

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 cs

Desirable

• Knowledge of management theories
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting of nursing care

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Sheila Gibson Unit, Stapleford Care centre Church Street, Nottingham, NG9 8DB, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader Tracy Gallagher, [e-mail], 01159560813

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