Nurse Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a motivated team leader for the Mid Specialist Dementia and Frailty pathway team in Chelmsford. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality care to patients with dementia and complex mental health needs. The ideal candidate should be a registered mental health nurse with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage service improvements and interagency relationships. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Flexible working options

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Experience as a registered mental health nurse is essential.
• Must have a UK driving license.
• Organized and able to work effectively in a demanding role.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for the Multi Disciplinary Team.
• Coordinate and manage the team to deliver safe, effective clinical services.
• Develop interagency relationships for integrated care pathways.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Registered mental health nurse

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Mid Specialist Dementia and Frailty pathway team within Mid Essex. We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking team leader who has excellent communication skills with a passion for driving service improvement and working collaboratively with other health care providers and third sector agencies.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Chelmsford team, ensuring the delivery of a high level service providing a proactive assessment, diagnostic, monitoring and management of patients with dementia of any age and people over the age of 75 years with complex Mental Health needs who have an age related frailty.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership of the Multi Disciplinary Team to deliver the service
• Responsible for the overall delivery of a range of evidence based interventions to service users based on identified holistic needs, review the effectiveness of implemented care packages and discharge service users back to primary care / other providers in a timely manner.
• Develop robust interagency relationships with key stakeholders supporting development of the integrated care pathways and locality working.
• Responsible for the coordination and management of the team in providing a safe, effective and therapeutic clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality community mental health services.
• Responsible for general service management including: appraisals, supervisions, complaints/investigation management, management of sickness absence/disciplinary/capability and other workforce procedures and policies.
• Support others in their learning and development in relation to the management needs of patients with dementia and serious mental illness with age related frailty.
• To ensure the service works in line with CPA/Social care/risk management/safeguarding and other relevant policies.

Qualifications

• An experienced registered mental health nurse
• A competent, confident and proficient practitioner
• Who is organized and able to work creatively and effectively in a busy and demanding role
• It is essential that you have a UK driving license and able to drive for this position.

Benefits

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

Flexible working and staff bank

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment. Join our Staff bank.

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

For full details of the requirements and responsibilities of the role, please see the Job Description and Person Spec.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025.