# Band 5 Community Psychiatric Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- **Town:** Coventry
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** 6 months (FIXED TERM)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9am-5pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T10:03:15.751Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Nuneaton/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Community_Mental_Health/Community_Mental_Health-v8128385
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8128385?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity to  join the Community mental health - Older adult service, an expanding team working with patients with both dementia and functional disorders, for 6 months.

The MDT team is made up of Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses, OTs, Social workers, Psychologists, Assistant practitioners and support workers.

The Band 5 CPN will take on the key worker role, working predominantly with patient presenting with memory difficulties, however, as the team grows and develops may include some work with patients presenting with functional illness also.

The team is very supportive, with a focus on development, therefore the role would be suitable to a newly qualified nurse. Preceptorship will be offered and opportunities to undergo further training as your career progresses.

### Main duties of the job

Main duties include;

- Care planning using Dialog and Dialog+
- Risk assessments, including positive risk taking.
- Undertaking of medication monitoring and annual reviews.
- Completion of assessment and treatment/ intervention plans for patients with an existing dementia diagnosis and older adult patients.
- Psychoeducation with patients and carers.
- Duty on a rota basis.
- Support of group work.
- Post diagnostic support, including signposting individuals and/ or carers to community resources.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties include;

- Care planning using Dialog and Dialog+
- Risk assessments, including positive risk taking.
- Undertaking of medication monitoring and annual reviews.
- Completion of assessment and treatment/ intervention plans for patients with an existing dementia diagnosis and older adult patients.
- Psychoeducation with patients and carers.
- Duty on a rota basis.
- Support of group work.
- Post diagnostic support, including signposting individuals and/ or carers to community resources.

Please see job description for further details.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- Must have a UK driving licence and have access to an independent mode of transport
- Relevant Professional Qualification ie. RMN, DipCOT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC
- Professional clinical knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
- Experience in a Community Mental health care setting

## Documents

- [jd (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425367)
- [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155)
- [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157)
- [terms and conditions nhs jobs (pdf, 19.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1158)
- [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159)
- [the prince's trust help 16-30 year olds into work (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2706)

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