# Community Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/34ba9839-a19e-48d2-8a5a-e9c4cd885663 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nurse/34ba9839-a19e-48d2-8a5a-e9c4cd885663.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wickford - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term secondment cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 monday to friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T12:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T08:51:23.179Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Canvey_Island/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/community_mental_health/community_mental_health-v8144525 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8144525?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Due to internal secondment we have a 12 month vacancy for an outstanding person to work within the team at Knightswick Clinic. You will manage the coordination of care needs, planning and implementation of evidence-based care to a defined group of service users and their carers, within a defined catchment area/locality. You will provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team and act up for Team Lead in their absence as appropriate. You will act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff. The successful candidate will: Provide supervision to junior staff. Will act as an independent practitioner within a defined community setting, while liaising with other professionals as necessary. Will manage a defined caseload and provide supervision to others as appropriate. Will be responsible for the assessment planning implementation and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local, national policies and legislation. Will be responsible for ensuring effective communication pathways exist. Will be responsible for ensuring the promotion of equality diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation. Will be responsible for contributing to the training needs necessary in providing quality evidence-based care as appropriate Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle essential for this post, along with previous care coordination experience. ### Main duties of the job - To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.. - Responsible for the admission, case conference/reviews and discharge in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team. - Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach of a designated caseload - Responsible for ensuring the postholder understands and meets their professional responsibilities under Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Legislation. - Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented. - Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. - Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct. - Responsible for ensuring that carers’ assessments, education and support is delivered in accordance with the requirements of the NSF. - Responsible for deputising and providing appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues/team members. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities main duties of the job include - To be responsible for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group. - Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of service users 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. Responsible for the admission, case conference/reviews and discharge in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team. - Responsible for coordinating the care and assessment under the Care Programme Approach of a designated caseload - Responsible for participating in the development of the service, setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy. - Responsible for ensuring the postholder understands and meets their professional responsibilities under Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Children Legislation. - Responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 1983 are observed, adhered to and implemented. - Responsible for the promotion of carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision. - Responsible for establishing therapeutic relationships with service users, and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct. - Responsible for ensuring that carers’ assessments, education and support is delivered in accordance with the requirements of the NSF. - Responsible for deputising and providing appropriate support and caseload coverage for colleagues/team members. In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role; - -       Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures -       To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage -       To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy -       To provide management supervision where appropriate You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team. ## Person Specification ### skills **Essential** - must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle for work purposes ### skills / knowledge **Essential** - appropriate qualification/ experience **Desirable** - understanding their responsibilities under the mental health act - understanding their responsibilities under the care act - experiences in working within mental health services ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [job description (pdf, 736.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10443566) - [person specification (pdf, 512.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10443567) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.