Senior RMN: Urgent Care & Home Treatment Leader

Somerset Nhs Foundation Trust; Wedmore; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Career development

Job summary

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Home Treatment Team. You will deliver rapid assessments and home-based crisis care, supporting people to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.

The role requires flexibility for a 24-hour shift pattern across days and nights within a seven-day service. You will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, lead on care planning, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development across urgent care

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration.
• Significant post-registration experience in community mental health services.
• Evidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake urgent, holistic community-based assessments of individuals in acute mental health crisis.
• Deliver brief, recovery-focused interventions and coordinate care as a named keyworker.
• Act as a gatekeeper for inpatient beds and support early discharge planning from inpatient units.
• Participate in the First Response Service, offering timely triage and telephone support for those experiencing crisis.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver psychological, medical and social interventions.
• Manage risk effectively, including formulation, planning and escalation as needed.
• Promote and uphold the Trust's values of Kindness, Respect, Teamwork and Everyone Every Day in all aspects of care delivery.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Crisis intervention

Care planning

Home visits

Team leadership

Education

NMC registration

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Home Treatment Team. You will deliver rapid assessments and home-based crisis care, supporting people to remain at home and avoid hospital admission.

The role requires flexibility for a 24-hour shift pattern across days and nights within a seven-day service. You will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, lead on care planning, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development across urgent care