Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse – Older Adults CMHT

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 6 nurse with experience working with Older Adults to join our Older Adult CMHT. We are a supportive, dedicated, caring team who strive to ensure we provide excellent care.

Working alongside the wider MDT you will be responsible as the Care Coordinator of a caseload. This will include completing initial assessments and coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence based care to a defined group of older adult service users and their carers within a defined catchment area/locality, and via a job plan.

You will be responsible to provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, and act up for the Hub Manager in their absence as appropriate.

You will act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

You will also undertake duty work as allocated.

Main duties of the job

The post holder:

  • Will act as an independent practioner within a defined community setting, while liaising with other professionals as necessary.
  • Will manage a defined caseload and provide supervision to others as appropriate.
  • Will be responsible for the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation, which govern current service provision and audit.
  • Will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist.
  • Will take part in the duty rota, be expected to take a senior role especially in the absence of the team manager and to work as part of a team and help with any cover arrangements as required.
  • Will be responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
  • Will be responsible for identifying and contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence based care as appropriate.
  • Participate as an active member of the duty system including the undertaking of emergency assessments

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

  • Registered RMN

Desirable

  • Post registration training

Experience

Essential

  • Mental Health Nursing experience

Desirable

  • Experience working with Community Mental Health

Experience

Essential

  • Working with Older Adults

Desirable

  • Working in Dementia Care

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).

Closing Date: 4 August 2026

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