The closing date is 06 May 2026
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Heywood & Middleton Community Mental Health Team for a Community Mental Health Nurse. The role is to provide mental health care to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions.
We have a strong commitment to promoting your professional development. You will be supported with clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance clinical skills, interventions and case management through a personal development and training plan.
Key Responsibilities of the Post:
As a Community Mental Health Nurse you will be responsible for the health care of patients under secondary care
Key Requirements of the Person Specification:
RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse
Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.
Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle
Main duties of the job
To act as a Community Mental Health Nurse for a defined caseload working with evidence based interventions
- Assess and review needs
- Formulate care plans
- Implementation of care plans
- Assessment, monitoring and management of risk
- Monitor, review and evaluate care
- Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Carry out clinic duties such as the Clozaril /administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified where required.
- To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
- To participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a rota basis.
- Be able to offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
- To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
- To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
- To prioritise and work flexibly with the MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
- To promote the physical health and wellbeing
Ediucation and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse / Social Worker / Occupational Therapist
- Current registration with appropriate regulatory body (e.g. NMC, AHPC)
- Completion of appropriate post qualification consolidation e.g. Preceptorship or the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE)
Desirable
- Qualification in psychologic therapeutic interventions
- Mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of relevant post registration practice
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience of working with people with a range of severe and complex mental health problems
Desirable
- Experience of clinical supervision of other staff
- Experience of working within a Community setting
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of therapeutic assessment techniques and interventions in the management of behaviour of individuals with complex mental health needs
- Knowledge of a range of screening and assessment tools and interventions utilised to support individuals with severe and complex mental health problems
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding adults procedures and practice
- Comprehensive understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Care Act
- Comprehensive understanding of roles and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach
- Understanding of key national and local policies and drivers in relation to adult mental health service
Desirable
- Knowledge of local authority and health commissioning processes
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to undertake the community mental health practitioner role
- Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment / management and be accountable for decision making
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to engage with and provide therapeutic interventions for this client group and carers
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant care records and reports to a professional standard
- Ability to coordinate and delegate the work of junior staff
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs . Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies . Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
