Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Hemel Hempstead is looking for a Community Psychiatric Nurse to join their Crisis NW Team. The successful candidate will support the Team Leader in developing a high-quality service for patients with acute mental health issues. You’ll have the opportunity to grow within a supportive team focused on leadership development, flexible work arrangements, and competitive benefits, including extensive annual leave. Join us in making a difference in community mental health care.

Benefits

Leadership and management training

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

5% high cost allowance supplement

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience with at least some experience at band 6.
• Experience in acute and community areas.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent assessments to those with acute mental health concerns.
• Develop home treatment options as an alternative to hospitalization.
• Provide leadership and supervision within the multi-disciplinary staff group.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Crisis Management

Risk Assessment

Communication

Team Collaboration

Education

RMN or Dip/BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing

ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship

ENB 812 / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health)

Job description

Closing date: 28 December 2025.

Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

Calling for an experienced Mental Health Nurse!

Are you a band 6 CPN looking for progression?

Would you like to work for an outstanding Trust in a friendly team where you will be supported and provided with leadership development?

We seek an individual who will support the Team Leader in the development and implementation of a multi-professional Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Team providing a high-quality service to meet the needs of people in acute phases of mental illness, and their carers.

Here's what our staff say about working in the team:

My job is highly flexible within the team, we have a friendly atmosphere, the team is very supportive of each other, everyone is approachable and eager to help, and I really enjoy my job (Abbas).

The work is variable and dynamic, we support progression, training and development, we listen to each other for the benefit of our service users (Jacqui).

This role will be based in Hemel Hempstead.

You must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car to use regularly for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to that extent HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Main duties of the job

• Provide urgent assessments to those considered to have acute mental health concerns.
• Develop robust home treatment options as an alternative to hospital admission.
• Provide leadership and supervision within the multi-disciplinary staff group as appropriate.
• Act as gatekeeper for hospital admission.
• Positively manage risk in the acute care pathway, whilst enabling and empowering an individuals' recovery journey.

In return, we can offer you:

• Leadership and management training.
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (max £2,011 per annum).
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable).
• One of the UK's best pension schemes.
• Special leave for family and personal reasons.
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff).
• Employee Assistance Programme.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care 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

• Support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication.
• Provide effective liaison/communication relating to referral and admission to, and discharge from the CRHT Team across in-patient and community service.
• Maintain effective joint working with Sector ACMHSs, PATH and other community based teams according to local circumstances.
• Ensure that all relevant information regarding client care is communicated to the appropriate persons within and outside the team, bringing to the CRHT Team Managers attention issues of concern regarding practice or workload.
• Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in Care delivery. Respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting.
• Liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings, and attending case conferences as appropriate.
• Advise others as to the role and practices of the CRHTT.
• Maintain positive working relationships and clear communications with team members and other professionals.

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Post-registration experience with at least some experience at band 6.
• Experience in acute and community areas.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in care planning, change management and use of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of physical health contributions to Mental Health issues, difficulties and assessment.
• Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting.

QUALIFICATIONS/ EDUCATON/TRAINING

• RMN or Dip / BSc (Hons) in Mental Health Nursing.
• ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship.
• ENB 812 / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice (Mental Health) or similar training.
• An understanding of the needs of people with acute mental health problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively within a multiprofessional team.
• Confidence to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative and make decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required.
• A good team player.
• Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour.
• Experience of risk assessment in an acute / community setting.
• Ability to work well in a team setting.
• Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions.
• Understanding of legal framework and social factors involved in community care.
• Multi-professional working/case management.
• Ability to use computer skills for entering clinical notes on the electronic patient records, driving, utilise the keyboard to manipulate spreadsheets, etc., clinical skills.
• Ability to concentrate, frequency and consequences of interruptions. Include if the patient group has limited understanding or challenging behaviour.
• Specific clinical skills applicable in an acute community setting e.g. brief therapy, cognitive therapy, and anxiety management.

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.

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year (Pro rata 5% HCAS Included).

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.