Senior Community Mental Health Nurse – Flexible Working

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Kirkby is seeking a Senior Nurse to join the Community Mental Health Team. You will provide high-quality, evidence-based care, assess and plan treatment, and supervise junior staff within a busy community setting.

The role requires post-registration mental health experience, strong leadership, and the ability to work across services to support recovery and signpost additional resources. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Qualifications

• Evidence of postregistration CPD
• Working towards master level education

Responsibilities

• Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload
• Act as named professional/care coordinator and coordinate care between services
• Hold a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems; participate in team meetings and MDTs
• Provide advice and support for service users and carers
• Participate in delivery of group interventions
• Supervise junior colleagues in the team
• Coordinate care for service users on caseload
• Monitor service users if commencing medication
• Work with MDT members
• Attend supervision and team meetings
• Participate in training opportunities
• Support people with complex needs and provide guidance
• Be part of a duty rota
• Monitor and administer depot medication

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk assessment

Staff supervision

Multidisciplinary work

Change management

Audit knowledge

Education

Post-registration CPD

Master-level education in progress

Job description

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust in Kirkby is seeking a Senior Nurse to join the Community Mental Health Team. You will provide high-quality, evidence-based care, assess and plan treatment, and supervise junior staff within a busy community setting.

The role requires post-registration mental health experience, strong leadership, and the ability to work across services to support recovery and signpost additional resources. Flexible working requests will be considered.