Job overview

The Greenfields CMHT are looking to recruit a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse for a fixed term period of up to 9 months to cover maternity leave to May 2026.

 The successful candidate will:

Act as named nurse for a specific group of clients and provide care under the supervision of the caseload manager. To conduct assessments and to deliver specific therapeutic interventions to this group of clients and to liaise with other professionals regarding progress and outcomes.

Ensure that practice remains abreast of new developments and to develop and maintain standards and implement change in respect of this.

Liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and to provide a link between hospital and community and/or primary and secondary services. 

Main duties of the job

To operate a duty role in the screening of referrals and allocation for assessment. To provide support and guidance to colleagues over issues of risks and/ or complex clinical presentation To act as named nurse with responsibility for the assessment, planning and delivery of care to the identified patient group.

 To act as a Change Agent and actively seek to develop practice.

 To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers.

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.