# Community Mental Health Nurse - South AMHT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse-south-amht/08a28961-2155-46fb-aa6c-b4f10e30bf64 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse-south-amht/08a28961-2155-46fb-aa6c-b4f10e30bf64.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Wantage Community Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time / part time / flexibility considered.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T15:50:29.566Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8160357 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8160357?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a qualified Psychiatric Nurse passionate about mental health and supporting people with severe mental illness towards their recovery? Are you newly qualified and seeking an opportunity to step up from a band 5 role and gain more experience? If so, then why not consider applying for this role! The Wantage and Faringdon Team is part of the South Oxon Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) and has been up-and-running since February 2023. It quickly became a friendly, motivated and well-functioning team, made up of a mixture of experienced and more recently qualified staff. We are currently seeking a qualified Mental Health Nurse to join our team. We would welcome applications from both experienced clinicians, but also newly qualified professionals who are interested in the role. You will be based within Wantage Community Hospital, which is within short walking distance of the town centre. ### Main duties of the job The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to: - Assessment of new patients referred into the AMHT - Brief follow-up work with patients who require that work following assessment - When working with people who have been admitted to hospital, actively working alongside inpatient services to support good quality discharge planning - Holding a caseload of patients who require longer-term follow-up from the AMHT - Multi-professional and multi-agency liaison with other services in the local community You will be supported by an experienced leadership team from across the professions who facilitate forums for Nursing and Occupational Therapists and hold your development as central. We offer regular supervision and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development. In terms of hours we would prefer 30 to 37.5 hours per week. You will not be required to work weekends, bank holidays or night shifts. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. ### 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 ### Education and Training **Essential** - Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent) - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio - Professional Registration **Desirable** - Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management) ### Occupational Experience **Essential** - To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team - To have highly extensive experience which should include community and working with mental health - To have a good knowledge and interest in community care and have specific clinical expertise in mental health ### Skills required - IT / Admin **Essential** - To be IT literate - To have excellent English written communication skills ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 132.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461047) - [organisation/team structure (pdf, 135.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461048) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## 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.