Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse - Bath
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 RMN to join The BANES Recovery Team, providing care, treatment, and support to service users with secondary mental health needs. The post holder will deliver outstanding nursing care, lead on holistic assessments, develop care plans, and evaluate outcomes with service users and their families. It involves supporting physical and emotional wellbeing, upholding rights, and contributing to a safe, therapeutic environment. The team actively supports personal and professional development, and preceptorship for newly qualified nurses is considered.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification essential (or awaiting confirmation post qualification)
- Experience, either during training or post qualification, of Mental Health secondary services
- Keen to learn and develop, both personally and professionally
- Understanding and knowledge around complex risk assessment and documentation
- Able to work cohesively as part of a team with excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Any training relevant to role
- Application form and interview
- Professional Qualification essential (or awaiting confirmation post qualification)
- Experience, either during training or post qualification, of Mental Health secondary services
- Keen to learn and develop, both personally and professionally
- Understanding and knowledge around complex risk assessment and documentation
- Able to work cohesively as part of a team with excellent communication skills
- Any training relevant to role
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse - Bath
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for Band 5 RMN to come and join The BANES Recovery Team. The team provides care, treatment and support to service users with secondary mental health needs and this role will primarily support the nursing tasks and duties within the team for individuals with severe and enduring mental illness.
The post holder will deliver outstanding nursing care that reflects the values of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and AWP's commitment to trauma-informed practice. This includes fostering a culture of kindness, respect, and inclusion in every interaction.
Your role will involve leading on holistic assessments, collaboratively developing care plans, and evaluating outcomes with service users, their families, and the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will support the physical and emotional wellbeing of those in your care, uphold their rights, and contribute to a safe, therapeutic environment.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop or maintain varied skills, and to work in a person-centred and strengths focused way.
We actively support and encourage personal and professional development, and we are a robust, stable, cohesive and experienced team. We would consider a preceptorship for a newly qualif
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