Community Mental Health Nurse


Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Profession
Mental health nurse
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
06 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
22 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

16 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the clinical area at specialist level of care

  • Experience

    Evidence of development of specialist practice nursing skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

  • Experience

    Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation

  • Experience

    Act as Care Programme Approach (CPA) Co-ordinator

  • Skills and Competencies

    Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring

  • Skills and Competencies

    Able to demonstrate effective communication skills

  • Skills and Competencies

    Good time management skills

  • Skills and Competencies

    Work within the culture of improving working lives and working time directive

  • Skills and Competencies

    Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Full understanding/application of relevant clinical practice/standards/audit within identified clinical area

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Basic IT skills

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Part III or 13 of NMC live register

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate advanced level of practice

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Demonstrable experience of mentoring pre-registration students

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Prepared to undertake or hold a recognised non-medical prescribing qualification, if required

Desirable

10 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Demonstrable experience of working in the specific field where the post is held

  • Experience

    Development of specialist/advanced level of practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

  • Experience

    Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice

  • Experience

    Professional networking locally

  • Experience

    Ability to effectively Chair meetings

  • Skills and Competencies

    Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change

  • Skills and Competencies

    Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/Masters level

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Leadership training/qualification/experience

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Hull Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). As a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering high quality, recovery focused care to adults experiencing complex mental health needs across community settings.

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, develop and deliver person-centred care plans, coordinate care under the Care Programme Approach (CPA), and provide evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, independence and social inclusion. You will work closely with service users, carers, primary care colleagues and partner agencies to ensure holistic and effective care is provided.

This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse who is passionate about community mental health and wishes to develop their clinical skills within a service committed to delivering compassionate, person-centred care. You will receive regular supervision, access to ongoing professional development opportunities and support from an experienced multidisciplinary team

If you are committed to making a positive difference in people's lives and share our values of Caring, Learning and Growing, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Manage a defined caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, providing assessment, treatment, care coordination and ongoing review.
  • Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, formulate care plans and evaluate outcomes in partnership with service users and carers.
  • Deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused interventions that promote independence, wellbeing and social inclusion.
  • Assess, manage and respond appropriately to clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and crisis situations to ensure the safety of service users, carers and others

£750 Refer a Friend Scheme – Know someone who would be a great addition to our team? Hull CMHT is eligible for the referrer and successful candidate can receive a £750 payment (terms and conditions apply).

Relocation Support Available – Relocating to join us? Financial support may be available in line with the Trust's Relocation Policy to help you make the move and settle into your new role

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people's lives by supporting recovery and delivering high-quality mental health care within the community.

Please refer to the job description for full details.

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.

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This advert is for Community Mental Health Nurse with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Hull, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Oct 2026.

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