Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) - Adult Mental Health - Communi[...]

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A dedicated mental health organization seeks a Community Psychiatric Nurse in Sutton-in-Ashfield. You will support mental health patients, manage complex cases, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in community settings and a strong commitment to the recovery model. The position offers a part-time contract with a competitive salary range and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programs

Supportive team environment

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Experience of working with adults with mental health problems.
• Specialist and area-specific experience.
• Experience of working within a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Work with patients to support referrals, assessment, and care planning.
• Promote recovery of patients through partnership with agencies.
• Develop specialist skills within the team.

Skills

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Good verbal and written communication

Good skills in clinical assessment

Ability to manage conflict and de-escalate issues

Education

Maintains current registration with a governing body

Leadership course

Further specialist knowledge

Job description

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Community Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Practitioner

Band 6

Main area Adult Mental Health - Community Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 186-893-25-MH

Site Blossomwood, MillFields Centre Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 12/08/2025

Job overview

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

We are particularly interested in hearing from people with skills and experience, working with adults with a range of mental health difficulties who require complex case management/clinical interventions.

You will have opportunity to access training, and to develop your existing skills in working within all the relevant LMHT Pathways. We are a very supportive and experienced team who work to a recovery and psychologically informed model.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work with patients and their families to support triage of referrals, assessment, personalised care planning and in the provision of specialist interventions. You will promote the recovery of patients and through working with partner agencies and primary care to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.

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

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

Working for our organisation

#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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Day to Day Duties:

Caseload management for patients living in the community, and acting as care coordinator.
Triage of referrals, provision of initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.
To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.
To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.
To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community
To use interpersonal skills in diffusing 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; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

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 £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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Maintains current registration with a governing body
• Leadership course
• Further specialist knowledge/post registration experience in specific service area or other formal training

Contractual Requirements

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
• Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)

Knowledge

• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of evidence based approaches to practice
• Awareness of national and local policy impacting on nursing care
• Knowledge of Management Approaches
• Demonstrates good knowledge of medication administration

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Good verbal and written communication
• Good skills in clinical assessment
• Able to provide short term therapeutic interventions
• Ability to manage conflict and de-esalate issues.
• High level of emotional intelligence
• Demonstrable clinical supervision skills

Experience

• Experience of working with adults with mental health problems
• Specialist and area specific experience
• Experience of working within a community setting
• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise at band 5 level, and shows ability to develop competence at Band 6

Values an 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

Additional Information

• We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information.
• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Marie Dove Job title Team Leader Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01159560858

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