# Community Mental Health Nurse/Social Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nursesocial-worker/c0b3e00f-23f8-41d7-8326-0f7a3ca9f9bb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-mental-health-nursesocial-worker/c0b3e00f-23f8-41d7-8326-0f7a3ca9f9bb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum Inc HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent: On site presence, willingness to work unsociable hours/shifts - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including day shifts, evening shifts, weekend shifts, bank holiday shifts (proposed 9am-8pm cover)) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-02T15:10:24.899Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_NursingSocial_Worker/Mental_Health_NursingSocial_Worker-v8409081 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8409081?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse, Social Worker) Crisis Response & Community Mental Health Pathway – Newham Are you a dynamic, confident, and compassionate mental health professional looking for a role where you can make an immediate difference during some of the most challenging moments in a person's life? We are looking for an experienced Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join an innovative crisis response pathway supporting people experiencing mental health crises across the Newham community. Working within an extended-hours service and alongside our Community Integrated Mental Health Services (CIMHS), Community Recovery Teams (CRT), Home Treatment Team (HTT) and wider crisis pathway partners, you will play a pivotal role in helping people access timely support in the least restrictive environment possible. This is an exciting opportunity for practitioners who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy autonomous decision-making and are passionate about finding creative, person-centred alternatives to hospital admission wherever safe and appropriate. You will work directly with service users, carers, families and partner agencies to assess risk, formulate crisis plans and mobilise community resources that promote recovery, resilience and independence. ### Main duties of the job We are seeking practitioners who can build strong therapeutic relationships quickly, remain calm in complex situations, think creatively under pressure, and confidently balance risk while maintaining a compassionate and recovery-focused approach. A strong knowledge of local services and community resources, alongside excellent partnership-working skills, will be essential. Whether supporting someone in A&E, responding to an urgent community referral, or working collaboratively with colleagues across the crisis pathway, you will help ensure people receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing - - Ability to prioritise workload. - - Excellent time management skills - - Ability to work autonomously and independently. - - Ability to be innovative in practice. Ability to work effectively as part of a team. - - Good IT skills. - - Ability to engage with people with serious mental health problems in a holistically ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 - Understanding of the Care Programme Approach - Understanding of the Care Act 2014 - Evidence Based De-escalation techniques / Harm minimization - Knowledge of NICE guidelines and current research. ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health. - - Experience of hospital or community caseload management - - Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment. - - Experience of working as part of a multi-Professional or multi agency team - - Experience of conducting holistic psycho-social assessments and providing comprehensive care and support plans based on individual need. **Desirable** - Experience of working with service user (and carers) affected by cognitive impairment - Experience in a relevant field in Mental Health. - Experience of hospital or community caseload management. - Experience in working with a diverse community in a complex environment. ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing - Leadership skills - Ability to manage self and others. - Ability to prioritise workload. - Excellent time management skills. - Ability to work effectively as part of a Team - Ability to be innovative in daily practice. ### Education/ Qualification/ Training **Essential** - - Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Social worker with relevant qualifications. - - Evidence of continual professional Development - - Trained Adult Safeguarding Enquiry officer or willing to undertake Enquiry Officer training. **Desirable** - - Higher Education qualification in Mental Health Nursing/Social Work AMHP or willing to undertake AMHP training ## Documents - [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090) - [elft staff benefits (pdf, 653.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3107) - [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844) - [elft staff benefits leaflet new (pdf, 465.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3106) - [job description and persons specification (doc, 224.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10741414) ## 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.