Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5 to Band 6 development post
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-AN-20994
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Drayton House
- Town
- Chichester
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Psychiatric Nurse
Band 5 to Band 6 development post
Come and join us
We’re looking for people who share our values of compassion, accountability and optimism to help us provide high quality care for the patients, carers, families and communities we serve. We specialise in NHS mental health and learning disability services and we’re proud to make a difference every day.
At SPFT we put people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. You’ll have opportunities to learn, grow and gain new experiences to support your career, with access to lifelong learning and professional development.
We actively promote flexible working and understand how important work life balance is, especially in healthcare. Whether it’s part time hours, hybrid working or flexible start and finish times, we’ll explore what works for you and the role.
We recognise that tools like AI are becoming part of everyday life and you may choose to use them when preparing your application. We welcome this, as long as what you submit reflects your own experience, skills and voice. AI can be helpful for structuring or refining your answers, but it should not replace your own examples or create content that isn’t based on your real experience.
Our recruitment process is designed to get to know you, and we’ll explore your examples further at interview, so it’s important your application genuinely represents what you bring. You can read more about using AI in applications and interviews on our recruitment process page.
We’re shaping a workplace where ideas are encouraged, technology supports you and everyone has a voice in how we improve. If that sounds like the kind of organisation you want to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Job overview
Community Mental Health Nurse – Band 5 to Band 6 Development post
We have an exciting opportunity to offer the right person the opportunity to be a part of our committed and enthusiastic team working with people who have complex needs relating to their diagnosis of dementia and mental health illness.
This post will sit within our multidisciplinary community dementia team and will work as a lead practitioner to deliver interventions to those people who have more complex or intensive needs. We aim to help people to remain safe and well at home and able to maintain the relationships that are important to them.
The post sits within the DOPMHS team and is part of the wider service model. The role involves working across both DOPMHS and the Intensive Support Service, depending on service need. This can include supporting extended working patterns when required, to help maintain continuity of care for older adults in crisis or those needing ongoing support.
The wider DOPMHS service runs from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday. The Intensive Support Service operates from 09:00 to 17:00, Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays.
As the post involves travel across the service area, the ability to drive and access to a vehicle is essential.
Please avoid the use of AI-generated responses.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users within the designated care group who have complex health needs. The focus is on developing care and recovery plans that support people to lead fulfilling lives.
The post holder will use their knowledge of clinical interventions relevant to the care group, including providing education, developing care plans and supporting discharge planning. They will work closely with carers, families and partner agencies to support this.
The post holder will always promote the safety and wellbeing of service users and those who support them. They will assess, plan and deliver care, provide specialist nursing advice, and carry out appropriate nursing procedures.
They will also provide clinical supervision and support to staff and students.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
All our clinicians are given opportunities to develop and grow as professionals in the organisation. We provide regular supervision, a supportive working environment and access to training opportunities to assist you to realise your potential.
This Trust offers the following;
- Excellent starting salary
- NHS Pension contributions
- 27 days holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Flexible Working patterns
- Child care vouchers
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- NHS Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated good overall and outstanding for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
- To contribute to the management of a team caseload of clients with complex needs, using CPA principles, evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which will be delivered in the Dementia and Older Adults Mental Health Service.
- To support/manage a team caseload and attend relevant MDT meetings
- To regularly support and cover the duty rota
- To provide specialist assessment and intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary approach, with specific responsibilities regarding the care pathway
- To provide risk screening and assessment as well as risk management planning
- To contribute to and facilitate evidence-based assessments and individual and group interventions
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Service
- To regularly share and supervise students on practice placement, and junior staff as appropriate
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
- Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
- Experience of supervising staff
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of working consultatively with professionals
- Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
- Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
- Experience of working within the CPA process
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Previous experience of working in the community
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Candice Douglas
- Job title
- Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07786747424
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