Job summary
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Community Mental Health Service in Mendip. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a forward-thinking service that challenges traditional boundaries between primary and secondary care, in collaboration with service users, carers, voluntary sector organisations and community enterprise partners.
As a Registered Mental Health Nurse, you will provide assessment and deliver psychosocial, evidence-based interventions to a caseload of individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. A collaborative and strengths-based approach is at the heart of this role, with a strong emphasis on recovery-focused practice.
The post holder will also contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision to colleagues as agreed with the Team Manager, and actively participating in team development, service evaluation and wider partnership working.
Please note: applicants must hold a full UK driving licence and have permanent access to their own transport with appropriate business insurance.
Main duties of the job
Provide high-quality assessments and interventions using a recovery and strengths-based model.
Manage a caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships, delivering evidence-based psychosocial interventions.
Assess risk collaboratively with service users, carers and professionals, ensuring robust risk management and care planning.
Act as a first point of contact for individuals in crisis, providing appropriate interventions and support.
Contribute to team leadership, offering clinical supervision to colleagues and acting as a role model for high standards of practice.
Work in partnership with voluntary sector agencies, GPs, inpatient services, home treatment teams and other community services.
Engage in clinical audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives to support ongoing service development.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Community Mental Health Service supports adults living with severe and enduring mental health difficulties in the community. As a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse, you will:
- Deliver psychosocial, evidence-based interventions, including solution-focused work, motivational interviewing and recovery-focused care.
- Work proactively with individuals experiencing relapse, using a strengths-based approach to reduce dependency on mental health services.
- Develop and communicate recovery care plans and risk management plans, ensuring information is shared appropriately with relevant partners.
- Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, including voluntary sector partners, primary care, housing providers and safeguarding services, to provide holistic and joined-up care.
- Use your professional expertise to support colleagues through supervision, reflective practice and contributing to team development.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records on Trust systems and ensure adherence to Trust policies, professional standards and governance requirements.
- Participate in regular supervision and appraisal, and keep up to date with current research, policy and best practice in mental health care.
- Actively promote the Trust's values of Kindness, Respect and Teamwork in all aspects of your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Community Mental Health Service supports adults living with severe and enduring mental health difficulties in the community. As a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse, you will:
- Deliver psychosocial, evidence-based interventions, including solution-focused work, motivational interviewing and recovery-focused care.
- Work proactively with individuals experiencing relapse, using a strengths-based approach to reduce dependency on mental health services.
- Develop and communicate recovery care plans and risk management plans, ensuring information is shared appropriately with relevant partners.
- Liaise with a wide range of stakeholders, including voluntary sector partners, primary care, housing providers and safeguarding services, to provide holistic and joined-up care.
- Use your professional expertise to support colleagues through supervision, reflective practice and contributing to team development.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical records on Trust systems and ensure adherence to Trust policies, professional standards and governance requirements.
- Participate in regular supervision and appraisal, and keep up to date with current research, policy and best practice in mental health care.
- Actively promote the Trust's values of Kindness, Respect and Teamwork in all aspects of your role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional bodyRMNEvidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services.Experience of assessment, care-plan, development, and evaluation in conjunction with clients and carers.Experience of managing risk of clients in crisis.
Desirable
- Experience of mental health difficulties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with relevant professional bodyRMNEvidence of post qualifying professional development in an acute setting.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in multi-disciplinary community mental health services.Experience of assessment, care-plan, development, and evaluation in conjunction with clients and carers.Experience of managing risk of clients in crisis.
Desirable
- Experience of mental health difficulties.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
