# Community Mental Health Nurse - South > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse-south/5d8a0b91-6f83-48a5-927a-4ad54810f612 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse-south/5d8a0b91-6f83-48a5-927a-4ad54810f612.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cambridge - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift Work - To offer an out of hours service on a rota basis. Approx 1 in 7 weeks, 5 days per week 09:00-17:00 hrs to include weekends and 1 in 7 weeks approx to complete Mon - Fri 12:00 – 20:00 hrs – please contact if you require further information.) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T10:51:23.984Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Specialist_Mental_Health/Adult_Specialist_Mental_Health-v8058479 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8058479?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are excited to announce the launch of our new Assertive Outreach Team. This fantastic opportunity will enable you to take part in the roll out and development of our new county-wide service, with two bases one in Peterborough to cover the North of the county and one in Cambridge to cover the South of the county. Our Assertive Outreach team will work in collaboration with our existing CPFT services to support the patients with the most complex and severe needs. In this role you will provide clinical nursing expertise within an MDT. The service will carry a small caseload to enable intensive community-based mental health care to patients with complex mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. We are looking for experienced clinicians with an interest in working in an innovative and developing service. This role will provide a fantastic development opportunity for a clinician looking to further develop their clinical management skills or someone with an interest in moving into a management role in the future. ### Main duties of the job - To provide clinical nursing expertise to the Assertive Outreach team. - Working clinically with those patients under the care of the team and working together with wider Cambridge and Peterborough health and social care system partners to best meet the needs of all those in our population with potential AO needs. - To provide intensive, community -based mental health care to patients with complex mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. - To deputise for the Team Leader across the full range of management responsibilities, including the performance review of junior staff. - To take on the role of care co-ordinator for patients and provide leadership to support others, to ensure that full assessment of individual nursing care needs is undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. - To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual patient’s needs. - To ensure that the CPA / DIALOGUE +and Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust’ Policies and Procedures and NMC. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. - The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations. - The post holder will act as an independent practitioner within a defined community assertive outreach setting, whilst liaising with other professionals as necessary. - Manage a defined assertive outreach caseload. - Have sound knowledge of the Dartmouth Assertive Outreach Community Treatment Model (DACT). - To support the Consultant Psychiatrist, keeping the consultant psychiatrist up to date with relevant information regarding the patient and their families. - To support the consultant psychiatrist on home visits when needed. - Be responsible for the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within the agreed parameters of assertive outreach, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision. - The post holder will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist. - The post holder will be responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of patients contacting the out of hours service, providing an effective advice, guidance and decision-making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care. - The post holder will be responsible for the safe storage and administration of medications. ## Job Details We are excited to announce the launch of our new Assertive Outreach Team. This fantastic opportunity will enable you to take part in the roll out and development of our new county-wide service, with two bases one in Peterborough to cover the North of the county and one in Cambridge to cover the South of the county. Our Assertive Outreach team will work in collaboration with our existing CPFT services to support the patients with the most complex and severe needs. In this role you will provide clinical nursing expertise within an MDT. The service will carry a small caseload to enable intensive community-based mental health care to patients with complex mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. We are looking for experienced clinicians with an interest in working in an innovative and developing service. This role will provide a fantastic development opportunity for a clinician looking to further develop their clinical management skills or someone with an interest in moving into a management role in the future. ## Job Description To provide clinical nursing expertise to the Assertive Outreach team. Working clinically with those patients under the care of the team and working together with wider Cambridge and Peterborough health and social care system partners to best meet the needs of all those in our population with potential AO needs. To provide intensive, community -based mental health care to patients with complex mental health needs who struggle to engage with traditional services. To deputise for the Team Leader across the full range of management responsibilities, including the performance review of junior staff. To take on the role of care co-ordinator for patients and provide leadership to support others, to ensure that full assessment of individual nursing care needs is undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis. To act as a role model and promote effective teamwork across the service to meet individual patient’s needs. To ensure that the CPA / DIALOGUE +and Mental Health Act is adhered to at all times, and to work within the boundaries set out by the Trust’ Policies and Procedures and NMC. ## Responsibilities Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria. *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. The post holder will provide a good role model, develop and maintain good systems of communication, be able to communicate with a wide range of people in a range of situations. The post holder will act as an independent practitioner within a defined community assertive outreach setting, whilst liaising with other professionals as necessary. Manage a defined assertive outreach caseload. Have sound knowledge of the Dartmouth Assertive Outreach Community Treatment Model (DACT). To support the Consultant Psychiatrist, keeping the consultant psychiatrist up to date with relevant information regarding the patient and their families. To support the consultant psychiatrist on home visits when needed. Be responsible for the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within the agreed parameters of assertive outreach, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation which govern current service provision. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist. The post holder will be responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of patients contacting the out of hours service, providing an effective advice, guidance and decision-making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care. The post holder will be responsible for the safe storage and administration of medications. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Willingness to follow instruction but also be able to question and challenge - Continue professional development and participate ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Basic training in the Mental Capacity Act - Experience of dealing with service users with complex mental health needs - Experience of working with service users who are under community mental health secondary care services - Experience of working with service users with psychosis **Desirable** - Previous experience of undertaking continuing care assessments - Experience of developing service user and carer involvement - Experience relating to community specialism ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective communication skills both verbal and written, including IT literacy - Ability to work as part of a team, as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members **Desirable** - Ability to present complex information to various audiences ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales - Physically able to undertake a demanding role safely - as and when required ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) - Current NMC Registration - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Mentor Qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification related to specialism - Additional qualification for specialism ### Knowledge & Understanding **Essential** - Knowledge of physical healthcare needs - Commitment to and understanding of evidence based practice - Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation - Understanding of the legislation relating to care including ➢ Mental Health Act ➢ Mental Capacity Act ➢ Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act ➢ Children’s Act ➢ Equality Act 2010 The Trust’s 7C’s and RESPECT enable Values (REV) initiative expectations ➢ Health and Safety Act ➢ Data Protection Act ➢Knowledge of NICE guidance ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10348558) - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 296.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [new hire bonus terms & conditions (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1980) ## 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.