Community Mental Health Nurse

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 April 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 or Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to join Gosport and Fareham OPMH CMHT.

Your main responsibilities will include care coordination of service users, Duty Worker on rotation, initial and follow up assessments and supervision and mentorship of junior staff and students.

Your main responsibilities will include care coordination of service users, duty work on rotation, and mental health monitoring and supervision and mentorship of junior staff and students.

The Fareham and Gosport Community Mental Health Team operates from Aerodrome House and is well known for being approachable and open.

The Community Mental Health Team is focussed on delivering a recovery service for clients with severe and enduring mental health issues. We support our staff in developing their clinical skills in attending post graduate training such as physical health and nurse prescribing.

Due to the nature of this post in order to carry out home visits and attend patient meetings a car driver is essential with access to own car.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner will work as a core member of the Community Mental Health Team to co-ordinate the care of a complex caseload of service users, supervising Band 5 Community Practitioners and Band 3 Community HCSW's where appropriate.

Working under the supervision of the Deputy Team Manager/Team Manager the practitioner will formulate care and risk management plans in accordance with identified need and ensure that these are recovery focussed and developed in collaboration with the service user and where appropriate their relative and carer

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year based on full time hours

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-PSE-7775

Job locations

Aerodrome House

Fratergate Business Park, Aerodrome Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0GY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner.
*Recognised Mentorship qualification.
24 months post registration experience.
*Able to attend and participate in all statutory & mandatory training events to enhance continued professional development
*Willingness to complete further studies as necessary to meet service delivery requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Nurse, Mental Health Practitioner.
*Recognised Mentorship qualification.
24 months post registration experience.
*Able to attend and participate in all statutory & mandatory training events to enhance continued professional development
*Willingness to complete further studies as necessary to meet service delivery requirements.

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.