Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Service. This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN), Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker to provide high-quality, recovery-focused care to people experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver comprehensive assessments, evidence-based psychosocial interventions, risk management, and care coordination. You will support individuals to achieve their recovery goals through a strengths-based approach, working collaboratively with service users, families, carers, health professionals, and community partners.

You will contribute to clinical leadership within the team, support service development initiatives, and provide supervision, mentoring, and guidance to colleagues as required.

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of individuals with complex mental health needs within a community setting.
• Undertake comprehensive mental health assessments and develop person-centred recovery and risk management plans.
• Deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions using recovery-focused and strengths-based approaches.
• Promote engagement, independence, resilience, and recovery through solution-focused practice and motivational interviewing techniques.
• Assess and manage risk, responding appropriately to changes in mental state and safeguarding concerns.
• Work collaboratively with carers, families, partner agencies, voluntary sector organisations, primary care services, and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions, reviews, care planning, and service development activities.
• Support and supervise junior colleagues, students, and support staff, promoting professional development and high standards of care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities.
• Participate in leadership responsibilities, including coordinating team activity and deputising for the Team Manager when required.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Details

• Date posted: 21 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 184-OL-GR-6136
• Job locations: Summerlands, 56 Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

As a Mental Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering specialist community mental health support to adults experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. You will undertake holistic assessments, formulate care plans, coordinate support packages, and provide therapeutic interventions tailored to individual needs.

Using your professional expertise, you will establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, helping them navigate periods of crisis, recovery, and ongoing support. You will work collaboratively with individuals, carers, and professionals to identify strengths, build resilience, and promote recovery-focused outcomes.

You will be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk, safeguarding vulnerable adults and children, and communicating complex and sensitive information effectively to individuals, families, and professional partners. The role requires sound clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously while remaining an integral part of a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have experience working within community mental health services and a strong understanding of health and social care systems. You will contribute to service development, audit activities, clinical governance, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high standards of care are maintained at all times.

You will also be expected to provide supervision and mentorship to Band 5 practitioners, unregistered staff, and students, supporting the development of future professionals and fostering a positive team culture.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).