# Community Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/02e814ea-a0a0-4df2-9494-1f1f97edf881 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/02e814ea-a0a0-4df2-9494-1f1f97edf881.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: full time - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T23:00:44.858Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/mental_health/mental_health-v8318320 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8318320?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and join us for a unique job opportunity at South Sefton Neighbourhood Centre! We are working towards delivering a thoroughly modern mental health service that offers excellent standards of care and meaningful interventions. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is interested in developing as a practitioner and person. Development opportunities will be available and regular clinical supervision and support will be provided. PLEASE NOTE: This is a community based post which will required the post holder to travel regularly between multiple sites in order to perform their duties. ### Main duties of the job ### 1. Assessment of Mental Health Needs - Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments. - Assess risks relating to self-harm, suicide, vulnerability, and safeguarding concerns. - Gather information from patients, carers, GPs, and other professionals. - Develop an understanding of a patient's social, psychological, and physical health needs. ### 2. Care Planning and Delivery - Develop person-centred care plans alongside service users. - Implement and review treatment plans. - Support recovery-focused approaches that promote independence and wellbeing. - Monitor progress and update care plans as required. ### 3. Therapeutic Interventions - Provide emotional support and therapeutic engagement. - Deliver brief psychological interventions within competency levels. - Support medication management and monitor effectiveness and side effects. - Encourage coping strategies and relapse prevention planning. ### 4. Risk Management - Identify and manage risks associated with mental illness. - Develop crisis and safety plans. - Escalate concerns appropriately and seek senior support when risks increase. - Participate in Mental Health Act and safeguarding procedures where required. ### 5. Key worker - Act as a Keyworker - Liaise with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, GPs, housing services, and voluntary organisations. - Ensure continuity of care across services. - See Job description ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care The team will work to assess and provide treatment to service users with complex needs. Supporting people in the south sefton population. The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning. The post holder will be based within a CMHT The core roles include; face to face engagement within the community and clinic setting The role also involves signposting to appropriate partner agencies. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively. - Possess good listening and negotiation skills - Ability to work as a member of a team ### Knowledge **Essential** - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding Effective Care Co ordination - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Care Planning and evaluation - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Quality and clinical audit - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Health & Safety/Risk Management Mental Health Act - Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse’s responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base - Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision. **Desirable** - Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit. ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems - A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights **Desirable** - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification by RMN, AHP Social Worker **Desirable** - Degree - Evidence of post registration study ## Documents - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [oh risk assessment (pdf, 232.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10648729) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 281.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [preceptorship information (pdf, 549.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2567) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [band 5 community mental health nurse (pdf, 352.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10643296) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## 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.