Community Psychiatric Nurse | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking experienced Mental Health Nurses to join their City LMHT teams. This role offers opportunities for skills development within a supportive environment, focusing on community care and collaboration with partner agencies. Candidates will manage caseloads, conduct assessments, and support fellow staff. A full UK driving licence is required. Training will be provided and there are additional costs for DBS checks.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use.
• Ability to manage caseloads and provide assessments.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload and work with patients to support personalized care plans.
• Complete triage assessments and detailed initial assessments.
• Develop specialist skills in at least one pathway within the team.
• Support students and junior staff through clinical supervision and mentorship.
• Manage day-to-day duties including assessments and treatment planning.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Management of complex cases

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced Mental Health Nurses to join our City LMHT teams. We have vacancies within the City Central LMHT. We will provide successful candidates the opportunity to develop skills needed to work within a community setting, caring for an adult population across the Nottingham city 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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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, to ensure timely and safe discharge from secondary care.
• You will complete both triage assessments and more detailed initial assessments of new referrals. You will also be expected to provide support via the team’s 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 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.
• Day to day duties include caseload management for patients living in the community as care coordinator, triage of referrals, initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users, and the development and recording of comprehensive needs/risk assessments and treatment plans.
• Demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner, and establish robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members and other health 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.

Requirements and Additional Information

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025.