Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 232-CMT-7256384
- Employer
- North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Lyme Brook Centre
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join Newcastle Adult Community Mental Health Team (Lyme Brook Centre), on a permanent part-time basis (15 hours a week).
The Team operates from its main base on the Bradwell Hospital Site (free parking) which serves an identified catchment area within Newcastle-under-Lyme and the surrounding areas.
If you have good clinical skills and are motivated to further develop your knowledge and practice and want to work as part of a large MDT, this role is perfect for you.
Within the role there is opportunity to work autonomously as well as contributing to the team and being supported by the MDT.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will hold a caseload and undertake the role of key worker for adults with moderate to severe mental health difficulties, working as an autonomous and accountable practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
Offer support to junior staff.
Carry out the role of duty professional when required.
Support the delivery of group interventions.
Working for our organisation
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world’s first ‘carbon net zero’ national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our “Proud to be Green” engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme”.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be working alongside a well-established, experienced and extremely supportive team of people, including Psychiatrists, Community Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Support Workers, Pharmacists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Students, Administration and Primary Care Colleagues.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking Team in a role that will positively influence the experience of Secondary Mental health Services, for our Service Users.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carly Pedley
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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