Mental Health Nurse

Nhft; Northampton, Kettering, Hexham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

NHFT in Northamptonshire invites applications for Band 5 mental health professionals to join the crisis care pathway. You will be based at Kettering General Hospital or Northampton General Hospital with countywide duties, providing frontline assessment in ED and wards and contributing to the Crisis Pathway network.

The role requires working across services, with weekend shifts and a 37.5 hour week. NHFT welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and supports flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Eligible for UK professional registration (HCPC/NMP).
• Relevant core profession within health and social care.
• Further training in supervising others is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health assessment and liaison to those in crisis.
• Work across crisis care pathway countywide, including ED and hospital wards.

Skills

Acute mental health care experience

Community mental health experience

Crisis pathway liaison

Education

HCPC/NMP registration

Job description

Main area Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Shift work including weekends) Job ref 270-TH451-MH

Site Highfield Clinical Care Centre Town Northampton Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 08:00

Job overview

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 mental health professionals with knowledge and experience in mental health, to work as an integrated part of the crisis care pathway.

You will predominately be based at Kettering General Hospital or Northampton General Hospital with the availability to work at either Hospital and countywide as required, providing frontline assessment and support to service users in ED and the wider hospital wards. This role also incorporates the wider functions of the Crisis Pathway that include countywide Crisis cafes in partnerships with local 3 rd sector providers, Mental Health Hub, Police Street triage options, the Crisis House and Police Custody Healthcare.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants would be willing to work across a range of these services during the working week, providing specialist mental health assessment and liaison to those in crisis.

Services aim to reduce mental health attendance at ED across the county, offer genuine opportunities for service users to self-refer at the point of crisis and provide partner organisations with proactive support and alternate pathways for service users who they come into contact with. The pathway has a strong emphasis in service user collaboration.

Working for our organisation

NHFTwelcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

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Please be advised that this position is subject to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. All applicants must be eligible to work in a CQC registered Care Home and therefore must confirm that they have had a full course of an MHRA approved Covid-19 vaccination, unless exempt. Any successful applicants will be required to evidence their vaccination status as part of their pre-employment checks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant core profession within health and social care
• Professional qualification held (NMP,HCPC)
• Further training in supervising other

Skills and Experiance

• Experience in working in acute mental health care
• Experience in working in the community

Personal statement

• Able articulate reason for applying for the role
• Able to use examples of using core values in practice

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

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.