Bank Mental Health Community Nurse

Job summary

Bank - Mental Health Community Nurse, Band 6. The post holder will have continuous responsibility for coordinating the care of an identified group of service users on CPA, delivering a range of evidence based interventions which will promote recovery, social inclusion and normalization for this group of service users, who suffer from severe and enduring mental health problems. The successful applicant would be working in partnership with the MDT, Home Treatment Team and acute Inpatients Services to provide support and treatment to service users within crisis to facilitate the safe management of their needs within a community setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have continuous responsibility for coordinating the care of an identified group of service users on CPA, delivering a range of evidence based interventions which will promote recovery, social inclusion and normalization for this group of service users, who suffer from severe and enduring mental health problems. The successful applicant would be working in partnership with the MDT, Home Treatment Team and acute Inpatients Services to provide support and treatment to service users within crisis to facilitate the safe management of their needs within a community setting.

About us

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details

• Date posted: 14 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £21.57 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: VWX-BAN-002031
• Job locations: Various/Trust Wide, London, Essex, SS14 3EZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

We operate a Temporary Staffing service and offer our Bank Staff excellent benefits including:

• Competitive hourly rates and weekly pay;
• Access to paid annual leave and statutory sick pay;
• My Trust Benefits discount scheme;
• Access to the NHS pension scheme;
• Paid mandatory training;
• Opportunities for locally agreed training;
• PAMOVA training for Mental Health staff;
• Flexibility of hours/location;
• Priority over agency staff for booking shifts;
• Opportunity to apply for permanent posts.

NELFT provides award winning community and mental healthcare for over 2 million people. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met.

We are committed to the delivering the best care for our patients. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.