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Community Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 23 December 2025

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Job summary

The postholder will deliver and develop a specialist service for a group of patients with a defined set of conditions involving technical interventions and the provision of advice within a multi-disciplinary framework.

This will involve developing and maintaining a high clinical profile and presence and acting as role model for other nursing staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated team carrying out statutory duties within a home treatment team, using key skills to effectively carry out comprehensive mental health and risk assessments. Being able to appropriately support service users as to manage risk and meet identified needs. Incorporating carers and significant others in the individuals care.

To provide a resource of specialised mental health intervention, face to face to people who require support through a crisis, providing a multi-disciplinary approach that best suits the clinical need of the service user.

To offer increased and additional input as an alternative to an in-patient admission.

To provide professional day to day leadership to the multi-disciplinary team and associated staff within the specific area of service. This is an autonomous and authoritative role, involving multidisciplinary and multiagency working. It requires specialist knowledge evidenced by the relevant post graduate study, with high levels of professional wisdom, confidence, and maturity

About us

Just 14 miles (20km) from the west coast of France and 85 miles (137km) from the south coast of England, youll find the Island of Jersey. The Island is easy to get to from the UK and mainland Europe. There are up to 40 daily flights in and out of Jersey. Jersey is a Crown Dependency which means its not part of the UK but is a self-governing possession of The Crown. Jersey has been a Crown Dependency since 1290 and has its own democratically elected parliament, government, tax system, and laws.

However, the Island does have a close historic relationship with France and the UK, and relies on the UK for defence and international relations. It is also part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) which allows British and Irish citizens to move freely between the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£55,021.79 to £68,437.82 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0011-3367

Job locations

Government Of Jersey

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

To protect, promote and monitor the safety and welfare of individuals and their carers by holistically assessing individual needs and developing and designing care and intervention plans, treating each person as a unique individual. Wherever possible to promote their individual views and wishes in order to be able to support the individuals rights, by adopting a least restrictive approach.

Applies specialist knowledge and analytical skills in supporting service users to make informed decisions to improve the quality of their lives by minimising the impact of their mental illness and psychosocial stressors on their life. To safeguard the lives of vulnerable people, promote recovery focused interventions, which is often in highly emotive situations where there are high levels of complexity, uncertainty, crisis and risk.

Provides a social perspective with regard to the causes of islanders poor mental health, and where appropriate, promotes and enables the use of alternatives to hospital admission.

Works collaboratively with colleagues to empower service users and carers, maximise service user independence, and ensure the protection of islanders human rights.

Takes responsibility for continuing professional development within own area of expertise, with particular regard to the relevant legislation, and the safeguarding of adults and children.

Provides timely, accurate, well written reports, in accordance with statutory guidance and Government policy.

Provides professional advice, guidance, and training to others as required.

The senior practitioners perform their work role in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context. It is essential that they have a detailed knowledge of the broad range of professionals and resources they may need to call on, and that they maintain healthy relationships with senior individuals within these services.

To lead establishing and maintaining the trust and confidence of individuals and their carers by communicating in an appropriate, open, accurate, transparent, and straightforward way. Clearly explaining service policies and the professional role and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team.

To be accountable for the quality of their own work and that of those they supervise, take responsibility for maintaining and improving their own, and others, knowledge, and skills, in particular ensuring that the criteria for continuing professional registration are fulfilled.

To ensure the team provide person focused evidenced based, least restrictive community care, increase involvement as an alternative to a hospital admission.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To protect, promote and monitor the safety and welfare of individuals and their carers by holistically assessing individual needs and developing and designing care and intervention plans, treating each person as a unique individual. Wherever possible to promote their individual views and wishes in order to be able to support the individuals rights, by adopting a least restrictive approach.

Applies specialist knowledge and analytical skills in supporting service users to make informed decisions to improve the quality of their lives by minimising the impact of their mental illness and psychosocial stressors on their life. To safeguard the lives of vulnerable people, promote recovery focused interventions, which is often in highly emotive situations where there are high levels of complexity, uncertainty, crisis and risk.

Provides a social perspective with regard to the causes of islanders poor mental health, and where appropriate, promotes and enables the use of alternatives to hospital admission.

Works collaboratively with colleagues to empower service users and carers, maximise service user independence, and ensure the protection of islanders human rights.

Takes responsibility for continuing professional development within own area of expertise, with particular regard to the relevant legislation, and the safeguarding of adults and children.

Provides timely, accurate, well written reports, in accordance with statutory guidance and Government policy.

Provides professional advice, guidance, and training to others as required.

The senior practitioners perform their work role in a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency context. It is essential that they have a detailed knowledge of the broad range of professionals and resources they may need to call on, and that they maintain healthy relationships with senior individuals within these services.

To lead establishing and maintaining the trust and confidence of individuals and their carers by communicating in an appropriate, open, accurate, transparent, and straightforward way. Clearly explaining service policies and the professional role and responsibilities of the multi-disciplinary team.

To be accountable for the quality of their own work and that of those they supervise, take responsibility for maintaining and improving their own, and others, knowledge, and skills, in particular ensuring that the criteria for continuing professional registration are fulfilled.

To ensure the team provide person focused evidenced based, least restrictive community care, increase involvement as an alternative to a hospital admission.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st Level Registered Nurse with NMC Registration

Desirable

  • In possession of or commitment to work towards a level 2 vocational award in health and social care
  • Teaching and Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • 2 Years Post qualification experience working across general nursing.
  • Thorough knowledge of NMC Code (2015)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 1st Level Registered Nurse with NMC Registration

Desirable

  • In possession of or commitment to work towards a level 2 vocational award in health and social care
  • Teaching and Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • 2 Years Post qualification experience working across general nursing.
  • Thorough knowledge of NMC Code (2015)

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN


Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Health and Community Services

Address

Government Of Jersey

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN


Employer's website

https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nurse Team Leader

Melanie Gaston

M.Gaston@health.gov.je

Details

Date posted

21 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£55,021.79 to £68,437.82 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

K0011-3367

Job locations

Government Of Jersey

Union Street

St. Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN


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