# Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse - Warminster > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-community-mental-health-nurse-warminster/8532934e-0512-4786-a125-a390c79bc953 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-community-mental-health-nurse-warminster/8532934e-0512-4786-a125-a390c79bc953.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Location:** Bath NHS House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T15:05:21.968Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Warminster/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8209925 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8209925?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Community Psychiatric Nurse looking for your next challenge? The West Wiltshire Community Mental Health Team currently has a vacancy within our Psychosis Pathway. We are looking for a motivated and compassionate practitioner who is dedicated to supporting people living with severe and enduring mental health conditions. We believe that empowering our staff to achieve their full potential directly improves outcomes for the people we support. In return, we offer a supportive team environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a real impact within your community. This is a community role with a base in Shearwater Lodge Warminster, there is an aspect of being able to have access to independent transport to visit service users. Right to Work in the UK: This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post. This is because it is part time hours therefore does not meet the UKVI salary threshold for sponsorship. ### Main duties of the job We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of a talented pool of both registered and non-registered mental health professionals. We have moved away from the use of care programme approach (CPA) and now work with service users and carers under the “your team, your conversation, your plan" approach, which is a strength based, intervention led model of care, that supports the individual to address their own identified needs. We support the conversation through the use of a personal well-being and safety plan, as well the use of patient related outcome measures (dialogue +). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to Band 6 job description for further details. - To undertake the full range of activities required to deliver an ongoing comprehensive mental health service. 2. To facilitate the delivery of Personalised Care and Support Planning in line with the Your Team your Conversation-Your Plan” Policy and guidance. 3. To record risk incidents and to collaboratively create and update Safety Assessments and Safety Plans. 4. To provide personalised interventions to support people with Mental Health difficulties. 5. To sometimes act as a Keyworker for people to whom you are delivering interventions. 6. To plan, deliver and evaluate defined, non-profession specific specialist therapeutic interventions. 7. To plan, deliver and evaluate Nursing Interventions as a member of a Multi- Disciplinary Team. 8. To work as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team, assisting it to function well. Providing profession specific leadership, input and understanding, respecting and utilising the input of other professionals to enhance the overall quality of support provided. 9. To deliver a range of defined activities/interventions to support Carers. 10. To be responsible for maintaining own workload, as well as planning the workload of others, on a day to day basis, ensuring that time is prioritised effectively, utilising of electronic resources such as diaries/scheduling. 11. To be responsible for the protection of individuals from abuse and harm in line with local safeguarding policies and procedures, including working with others in the planning development and review of protection plans, ensuring the appropriate sharing of information. 12. Coordinating and undertaking protective interventions which may be required in the protection of others, as outlined in the protection plan, taking individual action where indicated. 13. Undertake active clinical leadership and supervision within the team, covering for the manager and colleagues as required. 14. To maintain the single health and social care record, ensuring both paper and electronic records are kept up to date in accordance with professional and organisational standards. 15. Report and record within agreed timeframes, all activity relating to information reporting and performance requirements. 16. To participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision in accordance with trust policy. 17. To provide mentoring/training for others in relevant practice areas, according to professional requirements, taking a collaborative approach to practice development and evidence-based care. Specifically this means providing a safe and effective learning environment for the assessment and supervision of students , participating in their learning objectives and assessments. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience in adult community mental health - Evidence of risk management and developing risk management strategies **Desirable** - Experience, or placements in a wide variety of settings - experience in medication management - Older Adult Experience/Transferrable Skills - Child and Young Person Experience/Transferable Skills ### Skills and Ability **Essential** - To be able to deliver interventions in the community and be practically able to do so. i.e - Driver ### Communication skills **Essential** - Highly developed written communication skills - Excellent documentation skills and report writing ### Professional Registration **Essential** - Professional Registration - Registered Mental Health Nurse ## Documents - [band 6 jd (pdf, 620.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516994) - [job description (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10516993) - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.