Mental Health Nurse jobs in Grande-Bretagne

We are looking to recruit a highly skilled, motivated and passionate Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Older Peoples Community Mental Health team in Bradford providing care to service users in a large geographical area, covering the south and west areas of Bradford.

The post holder will be expected to work without direct supervision and be able to organize and prioritize their workload. Whilst reporting to the Team Leader, they will be capable of making autonomous clinical decisions affecting the mental health care of clients, based of their own and others' assessments and observations and requiring analysis of a complex range of information and options.

We offer a supportive work environment as well as opportunities for further progression and learning.

As a clinician you are not only supporting service users through what can often be the most challenging of times, you are also mentoring them to become the best version of themselves.

Closing Date - 06/05/25

Shortlisting - 07/05/25

Interview - TBC

1. To manage a complex caseload of clients in the community and to work towards ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all service users, their families, and carers.
2. To work in partnership with service users, families, and carers to achieve identified goals and to support recovery and reintegration by adopting a fully holistic approach to needs.
3. To accurately record clinical information into our systems including risk assessments, care plans, care act assessments, crisis and contingency plans.
4. To work within a fully integrated and jointly managed Community Mental Health Team alongside Local Authority social care staff and managers and to liaise and feedback on all aspects of service user care.
5. To assess any social care needs of your caseload and look to source and arrange these in line with the operational policies.
6. You will also be mentoring and supervising both preceptee nurses and student nurses, enhancing their placement experience and supporting their learning and development.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs.
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status. Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust's eligibility criteria, the Trust is unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period. As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.

• Current RMN registration
• Facilitating learning in practice

• Minimum of twelve months at Band 5 or equivalent responsibility in mental health
• Experience of being clinical adviser to junior staff or students.
• Experience of working with clients aged 65 years and over who have mental health needs.
• Experience in Cognitive / Memory Assessment activity.

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.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust