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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner (Community Psychiatric Nurse) in Wisbech to lead care coordination across a local caseload. The role involves comprehensive assessments, care planning, and working within the MDT to deliver person-centred care in the community.

The post requires travel around the county with a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Take on care co-ordination for clients and ensure full assessment of individual care needs, with care planned, implemented and reviewed regularly.
• Provide leadership and support to team members to ensure high-quality care.
• Participate on the duty rota and be a member of the MDT.
• Ensure CPA and Mental Health Act compliance within Trust policies and procedures.
• Travel around the county independently to meet service deadlines; hold a full UK driving licence and have use of a vehicle.

Job description

Mental Health Practitioner (Community Psychiatric Nurse)

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Company: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

Fenland Adult Locality Team is based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. We are a small team and work in a rural catchment area.

The role will take on the care co-ordination for clients and provide leadership to support to others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. Dialog + is supporting patients care plans and recovery goals which you will manage for patients on your caseload.

You will participate on the duty rota and be a member of the MDT.

• To participate on the duty rota.

• To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual client needs.

• To ensure that the CPA and Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust’ Policies and Procedures.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations

2. Reporting verbally and in writing with regards to clients progress, assessments and care planning to the wider multi-disciplinary team

3. Maintain accurate and complete records

4. Discussing with client and their families / carers regarding care planning, assessments and treatment

5. Be able to acknowledge the barriers to effective communication and adapt communication style in response

6. The post holder will be involved in self-development and contribute to the development of others.

7. Engaging in reflective practice and implement evidence-base to practice, linking to appraisal standards.

8. Identification of individual development needs and accessing learning opportunities available.

9. Encouraging and enabling others to develop and apply knowledge and skills, by acting as a supervisor and mentor.

10. Contribute to developing the workplace as a learning environment.

This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust