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Community Mental Health Nurse

North East London NHS Foundation Trust
This job is closed to applications

Location
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum plus HCAS
Profession
Nurse (community and district)
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
19 Feb 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
05 Feb 2026

Job overview

The Mental Health & Wellness Team (MH&WT) is looking to recruit a Community Mental Health Nurse for a full-time vacancy. The post holder will be working within a dynamic and friendly multi-disciplinary team. Applicants will have substantial experience of working within a mental health setting and will possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills as well as evidence-based knowledge of working in the Recovery Model framework and trauma informed care

The Successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of professionals in the newly formed Mental Wellness teams. All successful candidates will have the opportunity to participate in the projects that support the team and to apply for training and development initiatives

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of our multi-disciplinary team and will coordinate a caseload of service users that have complex and challenging needs. As a nurse you will have the opportunity to work within the wellness clinic to deliver physical and mental health interventions.

We require good IT skills and knowledge of using electronic recording systems. It is essential that you are willing to work flexibly within the demands of the service.

You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team and other agencies to deliver recovery focused health and social care interventions that includes managing risk and the Safeguarding of vulnerable adults.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide managerial supervision to junior colleagues, mentor MDT students and participate in on-going educational and research programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.

Certificates of Sponsorship  Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable  to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility  under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic  salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not  included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI  Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI  during the recruitment process.

Please note: The post may close before the scheduled closing date depending on the volume of applications.