Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner to join the Newark & Sherwood LMHT team. This role involves supporting adults with complex mental health needs, promoting recovery, and working collaboratively with various agencies. Opportunities for skill development and mentorship are available. The position is a fixed-term contract for 9 months, emphasizing communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Training Opportunities

Supportive Team Environment

Diversity and Inclusion Networks

Qualifications

• Experience working with adults with diverse mental health difficulties.
• Skills in complex case management and clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Support referral triage, assessment, and care planning.
• Promote recovery and ensure safe discharge from secondary care.
• Develop specialist skills and support junior staff.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join Newark & Sherwood LMHT as part of the community transformation programme, aligned with the long-term plan for community services. The transformation includes opportunities to develop skills within SMI pathways (mood affective, complex psychosis, community rehabilitation & non-psychosis including the Cluster 8 & Trauma Pathway).

We are particularly interested in candidates with skills and experience working with adults with diverse mental health difficulties requiring complex case management and clinical interventions.

You will have access to training and opportunities to develop your skills across all relevant LMHT Pathways. Our team is supportive and experienced, working within a recovery and psychologically informed model.

This is a fixed-term contract for 9 months, ending in March 2026.

Note: Applicants without prior NHS experience are usually placed at the bottom of the pay band, and this salary may not support sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. For visa sponsorship eligibility, please check https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

The post involves working with patients and their families to support referral triage, assessment, care planning, and providing specialist interventions. You will promote recovery and work with partner agencies and primary care to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.

This leadership role requires developing specialist skills across all team pathways, supporting students and junior staff through supervision and mentorship, and potentially line managing staff.

We seek enthusiastic team players with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of managing complex cases in partnership with other agencies.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 colleagues delivering services across Nottinghamshire and surrounding regions, including intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services from over 200 sites.

We are one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands, hosting regional and national services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

Our employee networks support diversity and inclusion, and we prioritize staff health and wellbeing through various services. We are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving net-zero emissions.

For further details or informal visits, contact: Claire Wade, Team Leader, at [e-mail] or 01158542216.