# Community Mental Health Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** HMP Bronzefield
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Mental health nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata if P/T)
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Flexible)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T09:33:23.225Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Milton_Keynes/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8355962
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8355962?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of programmes of care using Dialog+ and act as keyworker for a complex case load. The individual will be required to work as part of a multi disciplinary team within a team approach. The individual will be required to undertake specialist assessments as part of professional role.

### Main duties of the job

To provide mentorship for students on placement within the team.

To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, using evidenced based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To undertake specialist assessment as required.

To offer both individual and specialist group treatments and to deliver direct care, according to individual treatment plans and in response to identified need.

To maintain up to date written and electronic records of all interventions, to record information and write reports as necessary. To use the integrated mental health services documentation in line with the local policies.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a member of the multidisciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment of need and the planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans incorporating a network of community services and resources.

To monitor and evaluate effectiveness of all intervention at regular intervals.

To offer active involvement to service-users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management.

To contribute to the maintenance of positive contacts between the service and the families/carers of service users and to encourage their active participation in plans offering carers assessment and intervention as needed.

To ensure other parts of the mental health services are promptly informed of known service users accessing the Team. To maintain a good network of communications through out the services.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent knowledge of MHA 2007, the MHA Bill and MCA Varied clinical approaches. Client advocate.
- Active in MDT approach.
- Sound knowledge of principles of recovery
- Understands & promotes equality, diversity and human rights in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures relating to recruitment (KSF 6.2)*
- Understanding of confidentiality in the workplace

### Experience

**Essential**

- Post basic experience in Mental Health.
- Sound knowledge base.
- Excellent understanding of the therapeutic relationship and boundaries
- Excellent role model.
- Excellent written skills.

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in the community

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Professional Qualification at Diploma or Degree level in mental health nursing.
- Student supervision/mentoring qualification

### Key Skills/Abilities

**Essential**

- Ability to develop & maintain high standards of communication both orally and in writing with people about difficult matters & / in difficult situations (KSF 1.3)*
- Ability to prioritise & plan own workload to meet deadlines & competing demands
- Ability to negotiate and influence where appropriate

## Documents

- [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162)
- [person spec (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681923)
- [job description (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681922)
- [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868)
- [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160)
- [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773)
- [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869)
- [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438)

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