Community Mental Health Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves working as a Community Mental Health Nurse within an adult community mental health service, managing a complex caseload. Responsibilities include undertaking clinical assessments, developing care plans, and delivering nursing interventions for individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. The post holder will also provide consultation and clinical supervision to other health professionals. This is a fixed-term, full-time position.
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health Nurse on NMC Register.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Qualification in providing supervision
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
- Registered mental health Nurse on NMC Register.
- Leadership qualification
- Qualification in providing supervision
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working in community setting and making decisions autonomously
- Experience of assessing, planning, co-ordinating and managing people with mental health problems in a community setting.
- Skills of assessing, planning and evaluating care, for people with mental health related difficulties, utilising the principles of Recovery
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
The post holder will be responsible for working in an identified adult community mental health service, with the flexibility of working across pathways, dependent on skill and service need. They will be responsible for key working of an identified caseload.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking clinical assessments, in accordance with the clinical service, to establish the person's needs, goals, risks and strengths in order to generate a formulation based care plan agreed with all involved. They will be responsible for delivering nursing interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health related difficulties.
The post holder will also be expected to be available for consultation, support and clinical supervision to other health professionals working within the Community Mental Health Service and other areas of the Trust where identified as appropriate.
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, evaluation of individual treatment plans - including the 5 P's r
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