Senior Community Older Persons Mental Health Nurse

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Hollywater; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks a care coordinator to lead care for service users with complex mental health needs. The ideal candidate should have experience working with older adults. The role offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 a year, with opportunities for career development and training.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Training and collaborative working

Qualifications

• Experience and confidence working with older adults and their families in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead care coordination and support duty rotations.
• Manage care for service users with complex mental health needs.
• Conduct initial and follow-up assessments.

Skills

Working with older adults

Care coordination

Assessment skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead care coordination, conduct assessments, support duty rotations, and supervise others--all within a supportive, honest, and integrity-driven team.
• Coordinate and manage care for service users with complex mental health needs.
• Serve as Duty Worker on a rotational basis.
• Conduct initial and follow-up assessments (home visits and clinics).
• Provide supervision and mentorship to B5 nursing staff.
• Work as a core member of the Community Mental Health Team to co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users, supervising Community Practitioners and Community Healthcare Support Workers where appropriate.
• Formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focussed and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their family and carer.
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle for home visits and community meetings.

Qualifications

• Experience and confidence working with older adults and their families in community settings.

About the Trust

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year. Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.