# 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/13edf63a-891e-4153-a073-087d812bb1ee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/13edf63a-891e-4153-a073-087d812bb1ee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **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 (9-5 Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T23:02:01.653Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Working_age_Adults_Community_Mental_Health_Services/Working_age_Adults_Community_Mental_Health_Services-v8154409 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8154409?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Senior Nurse to join our caring and compassionate team in a community mental health setting based in Kirkby. We pride ourselves on caring for staff and their well-being. We strive for excellence and support the Community Transformation model that supports our service users to access different speciality services across community. ### Main duties of the job The Kirkby Community Mental Health Team supports individuals who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The team is a busy and skilled multi-disciplinary group which actively promotes close partnership working within the wider community. If you feel you possess the values of Mersey Care NHS Trust we would welcome an application from you. Applicants should hold the professional qualification of a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have experience working in this field since qualifying. The role will include providing high quality evidenced based care, formulating risk management plans, supervising risk assessments, monitoring medication, administration of depots, providing expertise and advice, care co-ordination and supervising junior staff. In addition, we require a strong commitment to working with service users with complex needs, in order to assist them plan and take steps towards their recovery as well as promoting signposting to additional services such as Psychology, Life rooms and wider resources available in the community. As well as managing a caseload you would be expected to be a part of the duty rota responding to service users in crisis during the teams working hours. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be based within the Community Mental Health Team and will : Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload Act as named professional/care coordinator and  coordinate care between services Hold a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems Participate in team meetings, MDT meetings and training opportunities Provide advice and support for service users and carers Participate in delivery of group interventions Supervision of Junior colleagues in the team Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on caseload Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT Attend regular supervision and team meetings Participate in training opportunities Support people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people’s needs change Be part of a duty rota Monitor medication and administer depot medication ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication - Risk assessment and management - Autonomous practice - Leadership and supervision - Multidisciplinary working ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of mental health legislation - CPA - Safeguarding - Equality and human rights - Clinical governance and professional codes of conduct ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 2 years post registration experience in mental health. - Case and caseload management - Supervision of staff - Partnership working - Audit and clinical governance - Incident reporting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification or experience at Degree Level e.g. RMN, AHP, Social Worker **Desirable** - Working towards master level education ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454437) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 412.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454436) - [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.