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Job requirements
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Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Attributes
Honest, trustworthy and reliable, friendly, approachable.
- Attributes
Ability to adapt to changing environments, needs and demands and respond accordingly
- Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate an extensive knowledge of evidence-based assessments and interventions.
- Knowledge and Skills
Able to deal with difficult situations e.g. dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.
- Qualifications and Training
Registered Mental Health Nurse, Professional registration as RNMH
- Qualifications and Training
Must be currently registered with appropriate professional body
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of on-going CPD in portfolio
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Attributes
to have a flexible and creative approach to problem solving
- Attributes
Ability to work under pressure while remaining calm and maintaining quality.
- Previous Experience
Post registration experience of working in a mental health setting.
- Previous Experience
Experience of multiagency/professional working.
- Previous Experience
Working experience as RMN in community mental health
- Previous Experience
Minimum of one year post qualification experience as RMN
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
- Knowledge and Skills
High quality record keeping Risk Assessment and Risk Management skills.
- Qualifications and Training
RNMH - over 1 year experience as RNMH
Job overview
We are looking to recruit Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse with a passion for working with people with mental health condition.
This is a well established, high performing team delivering compassionate care in the community to adults who suffer from mental health problem. You will be working in a team that is diverse in background, highly motivated, friendly, agile, flexible and responsive.
The post-holder will provide effective and timely care within a multidisciplinary team setting for working age adults who present with functional mental health problems who are residing in the London Borough of Enfield.
The post holder will carry a defined caseload and will work closely with other members of the team, including Psychologists, Medical professionals, Social Workers, Nurses other Health & Allied professionals to ensure that the best quality of care is provided.
This work will be underpinned by a bio psychosocial model of care and the post holder will ensure that best practice psycho-social interventions are offered wherever possible within their skill set.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a Care-coordinator within the team in the planning, delivery, co-ordination and evaluation of assessments and formulation
- To work closely and collaboratively with other members of the team including Psychologists Medical professionals and other Allied Professionals to provide optimal
- To carry out complex person-centred assessments.
- To ensure that all care offered is evidence based and all interventions take into account specific physical, cultural, psychological and spiritual needs of service users.
- To assess care needs, devise care programmes, packages of care including Risk assessment, Dialog+ and implement and evaluate these in collaboration with individual service users and their carers.
- To support and mentor less experienced staff, support workers and students from related professional backgrounds who are on placement within the team.
- To undertake duties designed to extend clinical and managerial expertise as delegated by the Team Manager when required.
- To undertake comprehensive outcome monitoring of all referrals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.***
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 North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Sep 2026.
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