Community Mental Health Nurse

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse with the Goole Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team .

Are you passionate about supporting working aged adults to have good mental health? Are you a recovery focused and creative mental health nurse or Newly Qualified student who wants to work in a supportive and well established multi-disciplinary team?

As an employer Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are dedicated to being a best practice example of inter-professional working in mental health. As part of this we encourage and provide opportunities for continued professional development, regular supervision and would offer a supportive package to preceptorship nurses to help develop nursing confidence, skills and career.

Due to the geographical nature of the post it is essential for you to have the Ability to efficiently transport yourself and equipment required for care to multiple patients homes/venues in the course of a day,

Main duties of the job

As a key worker / care coordinator you will provide support and interventions to promote mental health recovery. Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and their family / carers.

  • Develop and deliver recovery focused care in collaboration with service users and their family /carers.
  • Provide information and psychoeducation surrounding mental health conditions and medication.
  • Uphold legal frameworks which underpin service delivery.
  • Assess risks, the management of risks and effectiveness of interventions.
  • Signposting / referral to external services when required.
  • Develop good working relationships with neighbouring teams to enable effective co-working and responsive transfers of care if necessary.
  • Act as duty officer on a rota basis
  • Support the administration and monitoring of medication.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • Have current NMC registration or student registration if in final year of nursing appliction.
  • Degree/diploma in Mental Health Nursing

Desirable

  • Evidence of recent CPD and/or formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent knowledge/experiential learning
  • Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area.

Experience

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake and complete preceptorship
  • Experience of Adult Community Mental Health Nursing

Desirable

  • Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students

Skills and Competencies

Essential

  • Ability to efficiently transport self and any required equipment required for care to multiple patients homes/venues in the course of a day.
  • Able to demonstrate effective inter-personal/communication skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity.

Desirable

  • Awareness of leadership/management skills and qualities

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: 2 August 2026

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