Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Post-registration experience in multidisciplinary mental health services supporting adults with severe and enduring mental illness, particularly complex psychosis.
- Experience
Experience of community-based mental health practice, including autonomous working and managing complex presentations.
- Experience
Experience of engaging people who are reluctant to access services, repeatedly disengage or frequently use crisis and acute services
- Experience
Experience of assessing, planning, delivering and reviewing care for people with complex mental health and social needs.
- Experience
Experience of clinical risk assessment, formulation and management, including self-harm, self-neglect, violence and risks to others.
- Experience
Experience of recognising deterioration or relapse and responding appropriately to crisis, including escalation.
- Experience
Experience of working with service users, families and carers and coordinating care with health, social care, housing, supported living and other community agencies.
- Experience
Experience of working with people from diverse communities using recovery-focused and culturally responsive approaches.
- Personal Qualities
Motivated, compassionate and non-judgemental, with a persistent and flexible approach to engagement.
- Personal Qualities
Able to develop and maintain positive relationships with service users, families, carers, colleagues and partner agencies.
- Personal Qualities
Resilient and able to remain calm and professional in challenging or unpredictable situations.
- Personal Qualities
Reliable, disciplined and accountable, with the initiative to work independently and collaboratively.
- Personal Qualities
Reflective, aware of professional boundaries and willing to seek support when needed.
- Personal Qualities
Committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and culturally sensitive care.
- Knowledge and Skills
Sound understanding of complex psychosis, its treatment, relapse prevention and impact on service users, families and carers.
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of assertive outreach, community rehabilitation, recovery-focused practice and the Named Worker model.
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Section 117 aftercare and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Knowledge and Skills
Skills in mental health assessment, risk formulation, risk management and crisis and contingency planning, including risks of harm to others.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to recognise clinical deterioration, exercise independent professional judgement and seek advice or escalate when appropriate.
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge and skills in safe medicines management, including psychotropic medication, adherence, adverse effects and physical health monitoring, in line with NMC standards and Trust policy.
- Knowledge and Skills
Understanding of co-occurring substance use, social vulnerability and their impact on engagement and risk.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to build therapeutic relationships, work collaboratively with the MDT and communicate effectively with families, carers and external agencies.
- Knowledge and Skills
Good organisational skills, clear clinical report writing and accurate electronic record keeping, including RiO.
- Qualifications & Training
Current professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing (RMN).
- Qualifications & Training
Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Qualifications & Training
Evidence of post-registration training and continuing professional development relevant to adult mental health.
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience in Assertive Outreach, Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP), community rehabilitation, crisis or other intensive community mental health services
- Experience
Experience of joint working with police, ambulance, probation or other emergency and public protection services
- Experience
Experience of working with drug and alcohol services, homelessness services or supported accommodation providers.
- Experience
Experience of mentoring students or colleagues, or contributing to audit and quality improvement.
- Personal Qualities
Creative and resourceful in developing approaches to engagement and supporting service improvement.
- Knowledge and Skills
Awareness of forensic risk factors and Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of Community Treatment Orders and structured violence risk assessment approaches.
- Knowledge and Skills
Skills in psychosocial interventions for psychosis, dual diagnosis or trauma-informed care.
- Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of NICE NG181 and the Trust CRS Operational Policy.
- Qualifications & Training
Further training in psychosocial interventions for psychosis, such as psychoeducation, family interventions or motivational interviewing.
- Qualifications & Training
Training in trauma-informed care, dual diagnosis or substance misuse.
- Qualifications & Training
Additional training in physical health assessment, ECG recording or phlebotomy.
Job overview
Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse – Assertive Outreach Team
Complex Psychosis Service | Hounslow | West London NHS Trust
Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to make a difference to people living with complex psychosis?
We are looking for a motivated, resilient and experienced Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our developing Assertive Outreach Team (AOT), part of the Complex Psychosis Service in Hounslow.
Our Assertive Outreach Team provides intensive, flexible and community-based support to individuals with severe and enduring mental illness, particularly complex psychosis, who require a more assertive approach to their care. Many of the people we support have experienced repeated hospital admissions, difficulties engaging with traditional mental health services, co-occurring substance misuse and significant clinical and social complexities.
This is a hands-on clinical role for a nurse who is confident working autonomously, managing complex presentations and making sound clinical decisions. You will work as a Named Worker within a multidisciplinary team, undertaking assessments, developing and delivering care plans, managing clinical risks and providing interventions that promote recovery and sustained engagement.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with service users, families, carers and partner agencies, including crisis services, police, ambulance services, housing and supported accommodation providers, social care and drug and alcohol services, to deliver coordinated and responsive care.
We are particularly interested in nurses who:
- Have experience working with people with severe and enduring mental illness, particularly psychosis.
- Are confident in clinical assessment, risk formulation and management, including risks to others.
- Can work independently while recognising when to seek advice or escalate concerns.
- Are persistent, flexible and creative in engaging people who may be reluctant to accept support.
- Have a sound understanding of mental health legislation, safeguarding and medicines management.
- Are compassionate, reliable and committed to delivering recovery-focused care in the community.
Previous experience in Assertive Outreach is welcome but not essential. We encourage applications from experienced nurses working in Early Intervention in Psychosis, Community Mental Health Teams, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams and other relevant mental health services.
You will be joining a developing service with opportunities to contribute to shaping how assertive outreach is delivered in Hounslow, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
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.
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This advert is for Mental Health Nurse with West London NHS Trust in Southall, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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