Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Nottinghamshire is seeking an experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner to join a supportive team. You will manage a caseload, promote patient recovery, and provide specialist interventions. Ideal candidates will have a mental health degree, current NMC registration, and experience in community settings. Salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 a year. This role requires strong teamwork and leadership skills, along with a commitment to patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working in mental health in a community setting.
• Ability to manage complex cases and support service users effectively.
• Knowledge of clinical risk assessments and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and support personalized care plans for patients.
• Conduct triage assessments and provide initial evaluations.
• Establish communication networks with health and social care partners.

Skills

Teamwork

Conflict resolution

Clinical supervision

Emotional intelligence

Assessment and intervention skills

Education

Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level

Current registration with the NMC

Further specialist knowledge/post-registration experience

Job description

Community Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 16 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Community psychiatric nurses and mental health practitioners to join Gedling Local Mental Health Team.

We will provide the successful candidates with the opportunity to develop skills needed to work within a community setting, providing care to an adult population across the Gedling area, open to secondary care services, within SMI pathways (mood affective, complex psychosis, community rehabilitation and non‑psychosis).

You will have the opportunity to access training, and to develop skills in working within a specific pathway. We offer a very supportive team environment, with access to regular clinical, managerial and peer supervision.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to hold a caseload and work with patients and their families to support personalised care plans and provide specialist interventions. You will promote the recovery of patients and, through working with partner agencies and primary care, ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.

You will complete both triage assessments and more detailed initial assessments of new referrals, and also be expected to provide support via the teams duty system, either from telephone support or face to face.

This is a leadership role and you will be expected to develop specialist skills in working with patients in at least one pathway within the team. You will also be expected to support students and more junior staff within the team through clinical supervision and mentorship, and may be asked to line‑manage some staff.

We are seeking enthusiastic team players, who work within a dynamic multi‑disciplinary health team, who have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and who have the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.

Job responsibilities

Day to Day Duties:

• Caseload management for patients living in the community, acting as care coordinator
• Triage of referrals; provision of initial assessments and one‑to‑one interventions with service users
• Undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users
• Demonstrate application of specialist skills and knowledge to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner
• Establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members and other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community
• Use interpersonal skills to diffuse potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings

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

Please note that applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (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 £16 per year applies.

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 our 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health) to degree level or equivalent
• Maintains current registration with the NMC
• Further specialist knowledge/post‑registration experience in a specific service area or other formal training

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessments
• Knowledge of the nursing 6 C’s
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
• Knowledge of management theories

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
• Good skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation of patient nursing care
• Clinical supervision skills
• High level of emotional intelligence

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
• Specialist and area‑specific experience
• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict

Contractual

• Ability to work to meet the needs of the service
• A full driving licence and vehicle for business use

Values and Behaviours

• 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

Training

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

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata for part time)