Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Telford seeks a Senior Nurse Practitioner to join their award-winning Community Mental Health Service. The role involves supporting individuals with severe mental health needs via Clozapine and Depot Clinics, collaborating within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a nursing degree, mental health experience, and skills in effective patient engagement. This full-time position offers flexible working options and extensive career development support.

Benefits

Up to 27 days annual leave

Flexible working options

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support

Citizens Advice support linked to Hardship Fund

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with post registration experience.
• Evidence of working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Experience in Depot/Clozapine Clinics.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior team members.
• Engage with multi-disciplinary team for patient support.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of antipsychotic medications

Ability to engage individuals with complex needs

Education

BSc degree in nursing or equivalent

Post registration experience

Qualification/training in supervision or coaching

Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register

Non-medical prescriber

Phlebotomy training

Job description

Overview

Mynd nôl Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 Medi 2025

Are you an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse who would like the opportunity to be part of a innovative, award winning, integrated Community Mental Health Service? Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a service model that works in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?

Telford and Wrekin Community Mental Health service provide assessment and evidence based interventions for people who present with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations.

We are looking for a Senior Nurse Practitioner to join our team specifically working within our award winning Clozapine and Depot Clinics to support the delivery of our service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to encourage effective engagement of those presenting with complex mental health needs, utilising excellent communication skills, whilst maintaining compassion and hope through every contact. We incorporate a trauma informed psychological approach which aims to increase people's independence, working towards an improved quality of life. The successful applicant will have sound clinical knowledge and experience around antipsychotic medication administration, legal frameworks, contraindications, monitoring requirements and supporting physical health.

There is an emphasis on team based multi-disciplinary decision making which lends itself to creating a supportive environment for staff. We also value a culture of active service and personal development for all staff.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Senior Nurse Practitioner who wants to work as part of our dedicated clinic team to support those with Severe and Enduring Mental Health, and to be part of our wider multi-disciplinary team that includes Community Mental Health Nurses, Advanced Pharmacist, Non-Medical Prescribers, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support (lived experience) Workers, Health Care Support Workers, Employment, Housing and Financial Advisors.

This post will be working within our Clozapine and Depot Clinics providing support to those who require our services.

As part our local mental health alliance network you will have opportunity to attend our weekly meetings which provides an opportunity to look at how best as services we can work together to support individuals who are presenting with multiple needs, risks and complexity. Particularly where engagement may be difficult.

You will be asked within this role to support and contribute to the clinical supervision of junior members of the team and students on placement with the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register
• Post registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
• Registered mentor
• BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
• Qualification/training in providing supervision or coaching
• Non-medical prescriber
• Phlebotomy training

Experience

• Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
• Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
• Evidence of sound knowledge around antipsychotic medications and monitoring
• Experience working within Depot / Clozapine Clinics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours