Community Mental Health Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner within the Older Persons CMHT at Cromwell House, Winchester. You will provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for older adults with cognitive deterioration, dementia, or functional mental health illnesses. The role involves managing a complex caseload, participating in the duty system, supervising junior staff, and collaborating with other agencies to deliver recovery-focused care. Excellent assessment, communication, and IT skills are essential, along with a driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Essential criteria
- *Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist.
- *Recognised Mentorship qualification (applies to nurses) or preparedness to undertake this within agreed timeframe
- *24 months post registration experience
- *Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner or Occupational Therapist.
- *Recognised Mentorship qualification (applies to nurses) or preparedness to undertake this within agreed timeframe
- *24 months post registration experience
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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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Community Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
Do you have a passion for working with older adults? Are you interested to work in a Community Mental Health Team?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Based at Cromwell House, Winchester the Older Persons CMHT offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and support for people with a deterioration in cognition and/or dementia and over 65's who present with functional mental health illnesses. We work closely with carers and other services, such as Adult Health and Social Care and with the voluntary sector.
The CMHT is a lively, dynamic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team which provides care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs.
You will need excellent assessment and communication skills. In addition, you will carry a caseload and participate in the team's duty system. As a senior clinician, you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery focused care as well as producing reports, supervising staff and running clinics as necessary.
The successful candidate will have sound clinical skills, be able to coordinate complex care, have good administration and IT skills, as well as good report writing, organisational skills and working
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