# Community Mental Health Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

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## 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 5
- **Salary:** Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-29T10:31:02.518Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Clacton/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Mental_Health_NurseRMN/Community_Mental_Health_NurseRMN-v8112141
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8112141?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and suitably experienced Mental Health Nurse, who is flexible and able to work on own initiative, as well as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

### Main duties of the job

To be responsible as a community mental health nurse for the assessment and 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. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a key coordinator of mental health treatment and care, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and management of personalised care needs. Once needs are identified you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team You will be able to draw on the interventions and expertise provided by your MDT colleagues, such as Support Workers, Psychologists, Employment Specialists, Family Therapists, occupational therapists and Medical Colleagues.

## Job Details

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and suitably experienced Mental Health Nurse, who is flexible and able to work on own initiative, as well as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

## Job Description

To be responsible as a community mental health nurse for the assessment and 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. To provide professional advice and support to other agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, to act as a role model and resource for junior/less experienced staff.

## Responsibilities

As a key coordinator of mental health treatment and care, you will hold a caseload of service users and have a number of responsibilities that include assessment and management of personalised care needs. Once needs are identified you will be expected to plan and implement evidence-based care to the service users and their carers. You will have the support and supervision of your Team You will be able to draw on the interventions and expertise provided by your MDT colleagues, such as Support Workers, Psychologists, Employment Specialists, Family Therapists, occupational therapists and Medical Colleagues.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Understanding of their responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983 & Mental Capacity Act 2005

**Desirable**

- Experience completing social circumstances reports, attending MHA tribunals, and monitoring and assessing S117 needs

### Education / Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Mental Health Nurse

**Desirable**

- Additional qualifications in person centred interventions

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990)
- [band 5 person spec (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407294)
- [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)
- [band 5 community mental health jd (pdf, 720.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407293)
- [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451)

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