# Community Psychiatric Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-psychiatric-nurse/5a1899f6-00b0-41d5-b68a-39d3a35fbe21 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-psychiatric-nurse/5a1899f6-00b0-41d5-b68a-39d3a35fbe21.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Coventry - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long days and Night shifts) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T13:12:17.097Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/Coventry_Warwickshire_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8098205 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8098205?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Band 6 Crisis Team Practitioner plays a key role in delivering rapid, high-quality mental health assessment and intervention for individuals experiencing acute psychological distress. Working within a multidisciplinary crisis or home treatment team, the post holder provides urgent, person-centred care as an alternative to hospital admission wherever possible. The role involves conducting comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, developing and implementing crisis care plans, and delivering short-term therapeutic interventions. Practitioners work in fast-paced environments, often responding to referrals from A&E, community services, GPs, and other agencies, ensuring prompt and safe decision-making. A core element of the role is effective risk management, including assessing risk of harm to self or others and implementing appropriate safeguarding measures. As a senior member of the team, the Band 6 practitioner provides clinical leadership, supporting junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision and guidance. They contribute to service improvement, audit, and quality initiatives, ensuring adherence to professional standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. Strong communication and partnership working skills are essential, particularly when engaging with service users, families, and carers during times of crisis. The role requires resilience, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise effectively in high-pressure situations. ### Main duties of the job Urgent Triage Trusted Assessment including Risk Assessment Safeguarding Gate keeping Home Treatment NHS 111 option 2  Out of hours MDT collaborative working Communicating with stakeholders Supervise junior team members Facilitate early discharge Physical health assessment ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Band 6 Registered Professional within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT) plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health care to individuals experiencing acute psychiatric crises. This role operates within a multidisciplinary, age-independent service that provides 24/7 support, aiming to assess, treat, and stabilise individuals in the least restrictive environment, primarily within their own homes. The overarching objective is to promote recovery, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharge from inpatient services wherever possible. The Band 6 Registered Professional in the CRHT is a highly skilled and autonomous practitioner who plays a critical role in delivering urgent mental health care in the community. By combining clinical expertise, leadership, and compassionate care, the practitioner supports individuals through crisis, promotes recovery, and contributes to the overall effectiveness of mental health services. The role requires adaptability, strong decision-making abilities, and a commitment to high standards of care in a complex and fast-paced environment. ## Job Details The Band 6 Crisis Team Practitioner plays a key role in delivering rapid, high-quality mental health assessment and intervention for individuals experiencing acute psychological distress. Working within a multidisciplinary crisis or home treatment team, the post holder provides urgent, person-centred care as an alternative to hospital admission wherever possible. The role involves conducting comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, developing and implementing crisis care plans, and delivering short-term therapeutic interventions. Practitioners work in fast-paced environments, often responding to referrals from A&E, community services, GPs, and other agencies, ensuring prompt and safe decision-making. A core element of the role is effective risk management, including assessing risk of harm to self or others and implementing appropriate safeguarding measures. As a senior member of the team, the Band 6 practitioner provides clinical leadership, supporting junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision and guidance. They contribute to service improvement, audit, and quality initiatives, ensuring adherence to professional standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. Strong communication and partnership working skills are essential, particularly when engaging with service users, families, and carers during times of crisis. The role requires resilience, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise effectively in high-pressure situations. ## Job Description Urgent Triage Trusted Assessment including Risk Assessment Safeguarding Gate keeping Home Treatment NHS 111 option 2 Out of hours MDT collaborative working Communicating with stakeholders Supervise junior team members Facilitate early discharge Physical health assessment ## Responsibilities The Band 6 Registered Professional within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT) plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred mental health care to individuals experiencing acute psychiatric crises. This role operates within a multidisciplinary, age-independent service that provides 24/7 support, aiming to assess, treat, and stabilise individuals in the least restrictive environment, primarily within their own homes. The overarching objective is to promote recovery, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and facilitate early discharge from inpatient services wherever possible. The Band 6 Registered Professional in the CRHT is a highly skilled and autonomous practitioner who plays a critical role in delivering urgent mental health care in the community. By combining clinical expertise, leadership, and compassionate care, the practitioner supports individuals through crisis, promotes recovery, and contributes to the overall effectiveness of mental health services. The role requires adaptability, strong decision-making abilities, and a commitment to high standards of care in a complex and fast-paced environment. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use ### Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent written communication skills ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience in Acute Mental health care setting - Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time - Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management - Proven experience of people management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant Professional Qualification i.e RMN, DipCOT - Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and Theory - Professional knowledge acquired through degree / diploma - Relevant training and experience specialist short courses e.g. STORM - Evidence of continuing professional development ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10392089) - [flexible working policy (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1155) - [application guidance notes (pdf, 157.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1157) - [terms and conditions nhs jobs (pdf, 19.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1158) - [equality and diversity leaflets (pdf, 838.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1159) - [the prince's trust help 16-30 year olds into work (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2706) ## 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.