Mental Health Practitioner/Community Mental Health Nurse

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Edingley CP; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization in England is seeking a motivated Mental Health Practitioner/Community Mental Health Nurse to join the City South Local Mental Health Team. You will provide comprehensive mental health services to adults, manage complex cases, and work within a supportive environment that values team collaboration. If you have a strong commitment to high-quality care and are looking for a rewarding challenge, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Employee-led staff networks

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Confident and experienced clinician seeking new challenges.
• Ability to work within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
• Commitment to providing high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health services for adults.
• Assess, plan, and implement personalized recovery paths.
• Work collaboratively with other agencies.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Experience in managing complex cases

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner/ Community Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) to join the City South Local Mental Health Team (LMHT).

If you are a confident, experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and would like an opportunity to use your skills working in a busy, rewarding and supportive environment we would like to hear from you.

LMHT is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

Main duties of the job

The LMHTs provide mental health services for adults across Nottinghamshire. We help patients and their families cope with periods of severe mental illness and assess, plan and implement a personalised path of recovery. Some of our patients may require short term intervention, and sometimes longer-term care plans will be put in place.

We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In return the successful applicant will receive training and support to develop specific therapeutic skills to enable them to provide a high-quality service to our patients and their families.

#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.

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.