Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

NHS; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health trust is seeking an experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse for its Crisis NW Team in Hemel Hempstead. The role involves urgent assessments for individuals with acute mental health concerns, as well as leading a multidisciplinary team in delivering high-quality care. Candidates should have a nursing qualification, experience in an acute or community setting, and a valid driving licence. This role offers competitive salary with additional benefits including training and support for career progression.

Benefits

Leadership and management training

5% high cost allowance supplement

One of the UK's best pension schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must hold a full valid driving licence and have access to a car.
• Experience in care planning and change management.
• Ability to work autonomously in the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent assessments for acute mental health concerns.
• Develop robust home treatment options to avoid hospital admission.
• Provide leadership and supervision within the multi-disciplinary staff group.

Skills

Post-registration experience

Experience in acute and community areas

Evidence of continuing professional development

Ability to communicate effectively

Team player

Education

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

ENB 998 / Preceptorship and Mentorship

ENB 812 / BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Nursing Practice

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

The closing date is 28 December 2025

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.

"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 the extent that 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)
• Self rostering
• 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

To support the Team Leader in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication

To 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. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting.

To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively participating in care planning and review meetings, and attending case conferences as appropriate.

To advise others as to the role and practices of the CRHTT

To 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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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