NHSCT Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6

Job details

• Branch: M'felt/C'stown incl Mid Ulster Hosp
• Location: Loughview Resource Centre
• Directorate: Mental Health, Learning Disability & CWB Division
• Functional Area: Mental Health Service-Community
• Salary: Band 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
• Contract Type: Temporary
• Opening Date: 29/09/26
• Closes: Tue, 13 October 2026 @ 5:00 PM
• Interview Dates: To be confirmed.

Notes

Online and Manual applications accepted. If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR. Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage. A waiting list may be created for similar posts that may arise while the waiting list is live, this may include temporary or part-time posts. This will be managed in line with the updated HSC waiting list principles effective from 1 April 2026. Where a part-time waiting list is required, one part-time waiting list will be created- regardless of any specific hours advertised, this waiting list will cover all future vacancies where part-time posts arise. A part-time post is defined as any post that has less than 37.5 hours per week. Please remember to save or print a copy of the job description before submitting your application, as it will not be accessible afterwards. Flexible Working We welcome flexible working requests from day one. All HSC organisations offer a range of flexible working options. The options available for this post will depend on the requirements of the role. Find out more about flexible working options on our website.

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Community Mental Health Nurse

BAND: 6

DIRECTORATE/DIVISION: Community Mental Health Teams (18-65)

INITIAL LOCATION: Magherafelt CMHT

Loughview Resource Centre

REPORTS TO: Team Leader

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Head of Service

FLEXIBLE WORKING

PROVISIONS AVAILABLE: Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Term-time working, Job-share or Homeworking

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team and will be responsible for the delivery of mental health nursing care to a range of service users and their families within a collaborative, recovery orientated framework.

The post holder has responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care. The post holder will be required to mentor nursing and non-nursing staff as appropriate.

The post holder will promote good mental health nursing practices, including initiating and co-ordinating comprehensive assessments for service users, in line with the care co-ordination/ care management process.

He/she will always act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

KEY RESULT AREAS / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Communication: Develop and maintain communication with people about difficult matters and/or in difficult situations

identifies and communicates with the range of people involved in the provision of care

communicates with people in a form and manner that

– is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background

and preferred ways of communicating

– is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the

context in which it is taking place

– encourages the effective participation of all involved

recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response

provides feedback to other workers on their communication at appropriate times

keeps accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

Personal and people development: Develop oneself and contribute to the development of others

Reflects on and evaluates how well s/he is applying knowledge and skills to meet current and emerging work demands and the requirements of the KSF outline for his/her post

Identifies own development needs and sets own personal development objectives in discussion with his/her reviewer

Takes responsibility for own Personal Development Plan and maintains own personal portfolio as evidence for revalidation

Makes effective use of learning opportunities within and outside the workplace evaluating their effectiveness and feeding back relevant information

Enables others to develop and apply their knowledge and skills in practice

Contributes to the development of others in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Contributes to developing the workplace as a learning environment

Health, safety and security: Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self

Identifies and assesses the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others

b) Identifies how best to manage the risks

c) Undertakes work activities consistent with

- legislation, policies and procedures

- the assessment and management of risk

d) Takes the appropriate action to manage an emergency summoning

assistance immediately when this is necessary

e) Reports actual or potential problems that may put health, safety and

security at risk and suggests how they might be addressed

f) Supports others in maintaining health, safety and security

Service Improvement: Contribute to the improvement of services

Discusses and agrees with the work team

- the implications of direction, policies and strategies on their

current practice

- the changes that they can make as a team

- the changes s/he can make as an individual

- how to take the changes forward

Constructively makes agreed changes to own work in the agreed timescale seeking support as and when necessary

c) Supports others in understanding the need for and making agreed changes

d) Evaluates own and other’s work when required to do so completing

relevant documentation

e) Makes constructive suggestions as to how services can be

improved for users and the public

f) Constructively identifies issues with direction, policies and strategies

in the interests of users and the public

Quality: Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do so

a) Acts consistently with legislation, policies, procedures and other

quality approaches and encourages others to do so

b) Works within the limits of own competence and levels of

responsibility and accountability in the work team and organisation

c) Works as an effective and responsible team member

d) Prioritises own workload and organises own work to meet these

priorities and reduce risks to quality

e) Uses and maintains resources efficiently and effectively and

encourages others to do so

f) Audits and monitors the quality of work and participates in case

reviews.

Equality and diversity: Support equality and value diversity

Recognises the importance of people’s rights and acts in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures

b) Acts in ways that

acknowledge and recognise people’s expressed beliefs,

preferences and choices

respect diversity

value people as individuals

c) Takes account of own behaviour and its effect on others

d) Identifies and takes action when own or others’ behaviour

undermines equality and diversity

Contribute to promoting health and wellbeing and preventing adverse effects on health and wellbeing

Identifies factors which have a positive and negative affect on health and wellbeing and how it can be promoted and adverse effects prevented

b) Enables people to view health and wellbeing as a positive aspect of their lives

Enables people to be involved in activities and make their own decisions about them consistent with people’s views and beliefs

Undertakes planned activities with people with their agreement consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

Records and reports back fully on the activities undertaken and alerts others in the team to any issues that arise during the activities

Contribute to protecting people at risk

Identifies people who are at risk, taking the necessary action if difficulties are encountered

Explains to people the purpose for the contact, relevant regulatory powers, whether information will be confidential or disclosed and involves them in shared decision making

Prepares for and contributes to protective interventions in a manner

that

is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures

is appropriate to the people concerned

is appropriate for the setting

maintains the health and safety of the people themselves, self and others

Takes appropriate and immediate action in response to

contingencies

e) Records and reports the interventions consistent with legislation

and relevant policies and procedures

Plan, deliver and evaluate care to meet people’s health and wellbeing needs

Respects people’s dignity, wishes and beliefs; involves them in shared decision making; and obtains their consent

b) Identifies with the people concerned

goals for the specific activities to be undertaken within the context of their overall care plan and their health and wellbeing needs

the nature of the different aspects of care

the involvement of other people and/or agencies

relevant evidence-based practice and/or clinical guidelines

c) Prepares appropriately for the care to be undertaken

Participates in In-Service Training Programme, interchanges between hospital and community settings to maintain and update clinical skills

e) Undertakes care in a manner that is consistent with

- evidence-based practice and/or clinical guidelines

- multidisciplinary team working

- his/her own knowledge, skills and experience

Takes the appropriate action to address any issues or risks

Reviews the effectiveness of specific activities as they proceed and makes any necessary modifications

Provides feedback to the person responsible for the overall care plan on its effectiveness and the health and wellbeing and needs of people

i) Makes accurate records of the activities undertaken and any risks.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Employees of the Trust will be required to promote and support the mission and vision of the service for which they are responsible and:-

At all times provide a caring service and to treat those with whom they come into contact in a courteous and respectful manner

At all times demonstrate practice the HSC values of Working Together, Excellence, Openness & Honesty and Compassion

Carry out their duties and responsibilities in a manner which assures patient and client safety

Comply with all instructions in regard to Infection Prevention and Control

Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them

Comply with the Trust’s Smoke Free Policy

Carry out their duties and responsibilities in compliance with health and safety policy and statutory regulations

Adhere to equal opportunities policy throughout the course of their employment

Ensure the ongoing confidence of the public in service provision

Adhere to the Code of Conduct for HSC Employees which aims to guide staff, managers and employers in the work that they do and the decisions and choices they have to make. Professional staff are expected to follow the code of conduct for their own professions as well as this code.

The post holder will promote and support effective team working, fostering a culture of openness and transparency. The post holder will ensure that they take all concerns raised with them seriously and act in accordance with the NHSCT Raising Concerns Policy and their professional code of conduct, where applicable.

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

All employees of the Northern Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant and to comply with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust policies on Information Governance including (for example) the ICT Security Policy, Data Quality and Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy and to seek advice if in doubt.

SALARY

£38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK

Please note this role may not meet the requirements for a Skilled Worker visa (including a Heath and Care Worker visa) and the Trust therefore would be unable to employ anyone that requires Sponsorship. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration).

HOURS

Normal full-time hours of duty are 37½ hours per week, exclusive of meal times

MEDICAL

Appointment will be subject to a successful pre-employment health assessment.

HOLIDAYS

27 days each year; 29 days after 5 years’ service; 33 days after 10 years’ service and 10 statutory and public holidays.

PENSION

The post-holder can participate in the Health Social Care Pension Scheme.

NORTHERN TRUST BENEFITS

You can explore the benefits on offer to you in the Northern Trust by clicking here

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

You will serve a probationary period of normally six months.

WAITING LIST

A waiting list may be compiled for similar permanent / temporary, full / part time / bank posts which may arise within the next 6 months in the Northern Trust

PAY PROTECTION

Legacy Trust Staff who apply for a promotion after 1 April 2011 should be aware that they will lose their legacy protection arrangements and will be entitled to pay protection in accordance with circular HSS (JNF)(1) 2011. This circular will also apply to legacy staff who are currently in receipt of protection and who move post on promotion.

Completed application forms should be returned to the BSO Recruitment and Selection Shared Services Centre, on or before the closing date as stated in the advertisement.

Canvassing, either directly or indirectly, will be an absolute disqualification.

We will review this Job Description and it may include any other duties and responsibilities we determine in consultation with the jobholder. We do not intend it to be rigid and inflexible but rather to provide guidelines within which the jobholder works.

June 2026

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

Title of Post: Community Mental Health Nurse

Band of Post: 6

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form.

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

Volunteering experience may be considered appropriate in particular for roles within the context of direct patient/client care.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

1 years’ experience working as a registered mental Health Nurse in a mental health setting

Shortlisting by Application Form

Qualifications/ Registration

Registered Mental Health Nurse with current registration on the NMC Register. Must be eligible to practice

Other

Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Effective organisational skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Effective clinical skills

Prioritisation skills

Interview / Test

Knowledge

Knowledge of current professional issues in Mental Health Nursing

Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing trends and evidence based practice

Knowledge of the role of the Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge of NMC Rules & Standards and the NMC Code

The following additional clarification is provided

Value Based Recruitment

Value Based Recruitment is a process adopted by the Northern Trust to attract and select employees on the basis that their individual values and behaviours align with those of the Trust.

It focuses on the ‘how’ and ‘why’ people do what they do.

Candidates who are short-listed for interview will need to demonstrate at interview that they have the required knowledge, skills, competencies and values to be effective in this new role.

In answering the value based questions you have the opportunity to share examples of when you have demonstrated values relevant to the Northern Trust.

Criminal Offences, Investigations and Charges

Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from working with the Trust. This will depend on the nature of the position, together with the circumstances and background of your offences or other information contained on a disclosure certificate. Where it is necessary to obtain an Access NI disclosure the Trust operates in line with the Access NI Code of Practice (www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice).

If you require further information or a copy of the policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders or the policy on the Secure Handling, Use, Storage and Retention of Disclosure Information, please contact the Trust Human Resources Department.

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for the Trust to carry out an

Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.

THE NHSCT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Successful applicants

may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post. If the successful candidate is an existing HSC employee moving to a higher band, AfC Pay on Promotion will apply.

have the right to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment. A number of flexible working provisions are offered by all HSC Organisations including Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Term-time working, Job-share or Homeworking for some or all of the working pattern, depending on the role being undertaken. Successful applicants are encouraged to discuss with their manager what Flexible Working provisions may be available in the role they are taking up, prior to commencing employment, to help them achieve a positive Work/Life Balance.