# Mental Health Nurse Rough Sleeper Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-rough-sleeper-team/5ddbdb43-ef5b-4eb0-9b76-6974e026cbfa - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-rough-sleeper-team/5ddbdb43-ef5b-4eb0-9b76-6974e026cbfa.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** 1 year (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working days Monday to Friday 9 - 5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T14:43:05.139Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Shrewsbury/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8045190 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8045190?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We have an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning rough sleeper team. We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse to provide clinical knowledge and interventions, advice and support to rough sleepers across Shropshire and to the wider RESET service. The post holder will undertake rapid assessment and support to adults 18+ who are homeless or rough sleeping. The post holder may also be called upon to provide mental health support to adults who are housed and supported by the local authority but whose tenancy is in jeopardy due to a decline in their mental health. The postholder will be expected to participate in the multi-agency RESET meetings to provide guidance, signposting and clinical knowledge to the MDT. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership to deliver evidence-based care and interventions and providing professional nursing leadership within the pathway team. ### Main duties of the job - To provide appropriate advice to members of RESET, local authority staff, third sector staff, multi-disciplinary and Management Groups. - To monitor and evaluate practice based on contemporary and current trends and initiate changes in the light of these findings. - To promote, encourage and develop integration between MPFT, RESET and third sector organisations. - Facilitate effective early assessments for individuals identified through the rough sleeper task force or referred from housing or third sector colleagues. - To aid discharge planning from acute inpatient units and local hospitals PRH and RSH - Encourage and facilitate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. - Take responsibility for the assessment of a complex cohort, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. ## Job Details This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn We have an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning rough sleeper team. We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse to provide clinical knowledge and interventions, advice and support to rough sleepers across Shropshire and to the wider RESET service. The post holder will undertake rapid assessment and support to adults 18+ who are homeless or rough sleeping. The post holder may also be called upon to provide mental health support to adults who are housed and supported by the local authority but whose tenancy is in jeopardy due to a decline in their mental health. The postholder will be expected to participate in the multi-agency RESET meetings to provide guidance, signposting and clinical knowledge to the MDT. The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership to deliver evidence-based care and interventions and providing professional nursing leadership within the pathway team. ## Job Description To provide appropriate advice to members of RESET, local authority staff, third sector staff, multi-disciplinary and Management Groups. To monitor and evaluate practice based on contemporary and current trends and initiate changes in the light of these findings. To promote, encourage and develop integration between MPFT, RESET and third sector organisations. Facilitate effective early assessments for individuals identified through the rough sleeper task force or referred from housing or third sector colleagues. To aid discharge planning from acute inpatient units and local hospitals PRH and RSH Encourage and facilitate multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working. Take responsibility for the assessment of a complex cohort, which includes, specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with service user and carer, evaluation of individual treatment plans. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial experience of community nursing care planning and risk assessment - Experience of working with clients who experience complex mental, physical and social needs - Experience of leadership roles within a team. Taking on newly created roles or making changes to existing workplace **Desirable** - Experience of working with homeless individuals, support services or charities. - Experience of liaising between multiple teams and disciplines from different services ### Qualification **Essential** - Evidence of professional registration and relevant post registration experience **Desirable** - Qualification or training within dual diagnosis or substance misuse ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333897) ## 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.