Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Telford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative integrated Community Mental Health Service as a Senior Nurse Practitioner. You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support individuals with complex mental health needs, employing trauma-informed strategies and focusing on their recovery and independence while benefiting from substantial career development and support opportunities.

Benefits

Supporting career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support

Free car parking at all trust sites

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Experience working with complex mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide short and long-term interventions to community caseload.
• Support clinical supervision of junior team members.
• Engage individuals presenting with complex mental health needs.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Trauma-informed care

Education

Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register

Leadership qualification

BSc degree in nursing or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse who would like the opportunity to be part of a innovative 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 presenting 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 the join our team to work alongside our primary care practitioners and wider partners to support the delivery of our service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to encourage effective engagement of this 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.

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.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• 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.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• 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.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

301-VA-25-7255779

Job locations

Fuller House, Hall Court

Hall Park Way

Telford

TF3 4NF

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner who wants to work and 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 providing short and longer term interventions to those who require our service and are taken onto our community caseload working alongside our wider multi-disciplinary team in order to support people in their recovery.

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

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Nurse Practitioner who wants to work and 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 providing short and longer term interventions to those who require our service and are taken onto our community caseload working alongside our wider multi-disciplinary team in order to support people in their recovery.

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 Essential

• Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register
• Post registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
• Registered mentor

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
• Qualification/training in providing supervision or coaching
• Non- medical prescriber
• Psychological interventions training/qualification - including EMDR, CBT, CBT(p), Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, Structural clinical management
• Phlebotomy training

Experience Essential

• 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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register
• Post registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
• Registered mentor

Desirable

• Leadership qualification
• BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
• Qualification/training in providing supervision or coaching
• Non- medical prescriber
• Psychological interventions training/qualification - including EMDR, CBT, CBT(p), Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, Structural clinical management
• Phlebotomy training

Experience Essential

• 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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fuller House, Hall Court

Hall Park Way

Telford

TF3 4NF

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fuller House, Hall Court

Hall Park Way

Telford

TF3 4NF

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)