Senior Registered Nurse (Community)

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

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Senior Registered Nurse to join their Community Mental Health Team in Spennymoor. This fixed-term position involves working with adults experiencing mental health issues, overseeing recovery-driven interventions, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should possess strong clinical skills and a commitment to high-quality care delivery.

Benefits

Regular management and clinical supervision

Training and development opportunities

Supportive multi-disciplinary leadership team

Lease car scheme available

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD.
• 18 months post qualifying experience.
• Trained in Clinical Supervision or willingness to work towards it.

Responsibilities

• Support adults living with mental health needs with recovery focused interventions.
• Manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff and student nurses.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Clinical Risk Assessment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse - Nursing & Midwifery Council

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Recognised Practice Supervisor

Job description

Go back Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Registered Nurse (Community)

The closing date is 08 July 2025

An exciting fixed term (12 months) opportunity has arisen for a Senior Registered Nurse to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Enterprise House, Spennymoor, County Durham to support adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting delivering recovery focused interventions

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.

Applicants must ensure that prior to applying they have agreement from their current line manager that they can be released on a secondment basis. In the event that permanent funding is secured for this post the successful applicant will be confirmed in post on a permanent basis.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have significant experience of working with people with mental ill health in a care setting, delivering clinical interventions specific to care pathways. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You are required to have the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In addition you will further develop skills in psychosocial interventions and care management. You will support service users in their recovery. As a Senior Registered Nurse you will be expected to supervise and mentor junior members of staff as well as student nurses. You will fully embrace community transformation and encourage ongoing engagement from all staff utilising effective leadership skills. You are required to use your own initiative and make decisions independently for this post.

There is an expectation of commitment to the development of high quality care, and to engage in quality improvement activities. You will be supported with regular management and clinical supervision. We use Cells, Daily Decision meetings and Complex case discussions to ensure our staff are fully supported by colleagues and Leadership Team. You will be offered training and development opportunities to fully support your role within the team.

About us

The Team is based In Spennymoor, county Durham. We support remote working in line with meeting service need. We are well established in moving forward with community transformation and are currently in the process of a service redesign to support hub and Intervention approach to care delivery.Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants can travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. A lease car scheme is in operation.

Job responsibilities

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Advanced Practitioner.

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only ) - RGN (If appropriate)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework)
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

• Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

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.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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