Community Mental Health Nurse - IMHT Lichfield
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join the Adult Community Mental Health Team in Lichfield. The role involves managing a complex caseload, conducting specialist assessments, and developing individual treatment plans. The successful candidate will provide nursing leadership within a multidisciplinary team and support junior colleagues and student nurses. If appointed as a Band 5-6 Developmental, you will be supported to achieve competencies to progress to a Band 6 within 12 months.
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health nurse (NMC)
- Active on NMC Register
Desirable criteria
- Psychological interventions qualification (CBT, EMDR, CAT, DBT, Family Therapy)
- Registered practice assessor for students
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of assessing, planning, coordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Qualifications and Training
- Registered mental health nurse (NMC)
- Active on NMC Register
- Psychological interventions qualification (CBT, EMDR, CAT, DBT, Family Therapy)
- Registered practice assessor for students
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience of working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
- Experience of assessing, planning, coordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Community Mental Health Nurse - IMHT Lichfield
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for aBand 6 or Band 5-6 Developmental - Community Mental Health Nurse in our Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Lichfield. The team in Lichfield is multidisciplinary and provides high-quality care for service users that experience mental health conditions. The team is part of the wider Integrated Mental Health Team covering Lichfield & Burntwood and links together for CPD events, supervision and partnership working.
We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Nurse who has a keen interest in working with this client group to provide a holistic overview and lead on the care and treatment of the person's journey through to recovery. The successful candidate will provide nursing leadership with the MDT, support junior colleagues in their development and facilitate student nurses in their training.
If appointed a Band 5-6 you will be supported to achieve a core set of competencies over a 12-month period. Upon successful completion you will progress to a Band 6.
Main duties of the job
- Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer and
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