# Senior Community Mental Health Nurse, Early Intervention in Psychosis > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-mental-health-nurse-early-intervention-in-psychosis/3d6df8da-94c4-41c5-a213-1bc07c00e9f6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-mental-health-nurse-early-intervention-in-psychosis/3d6df8da-94c4-41c5-a213-1bc07c00e9f6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stafford - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro-rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Four days per week from Mon-Fri) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-29T09:01:02.147Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Staffordshire/Shropshire/Midlands_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Early_Intervention_Psychosis/Early_Intervention_Psychosis-v8079784 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8079784?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our Early Intervention Service is looking for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to add to its lively and caring team. We offer support to individuals aged 14-65 experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis, using a wide range of biopsychosocial interventions. This part-time post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic practitioner to develop their skills and positively contribute to the already strong complement of nurses within the team. Training, great support and professional supervision is offered. You will be responsible for the delivery of a variety of specialist assessments and evidence based mental health interventions associated to the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service.  The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that individuals who are referred into the service have their needs and the needs of their families and carers assessed, and interventions/recommendations are identified to meet these needs. We are a county-wide based team and our operational working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with some flexibility when required to engage with our service users. We are committed to Agile working in accordance with MPFT trust policy and guidance. The post entails some travel across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. ### Main duties of the job - To work as a senior member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and support the organisation in effectively delivering Nice Concordant Early Intervention in Psychosis Service to all appropriate referrals - Providing specialist Early Intervention consultation/liaison and advice to colleagues - Contributing and undertaking specialist Early Intervention assessments for those referred to the service with suspected psychosis and/or At Risk Mental State. - To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based interventions required, including health promotion for a named service user/group under the guidance of the team leader/senior practitioners - Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of Early Intervention service users, contacting the “Out of Hours” services where required, providing effective advice, guidance and decision making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care under the supervision of the team leader/senior practitioners - Responsible for the organising admissions, case conference/reviews and discharge planning in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the pathway lead/ senior practitioners ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Working as a caseload holder with individuals experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis, you will have: - Sufficient experience at working at Band 6 or equivalent - Experience of having worked with young people who are experiencing or have been suspected of experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis - Knowledge of the philosophy around Early Intervention in Psychosis - The ability to demonstrate enthusiasm/commitment to our service user group - Effective interpersonal skills - A willingness to work assertively to engage our service users For further information please refer to the attached job description and job specification ## Job Details Our Early Intervention Service is looking for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to add to its lively and caring team. We offer support to individuals aged 14-65 experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis, using a wide range of biopsychosocial interventions. This part-time post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic practitioner to develop their skills and positively contribute to the already strong complement of nurses within the team. Training, great support and professional supervision is offered. You will be responsible for the delivery of a variety of specialist assessments and evidence based mental health interventions associated to the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that individuals who are referred into the service have their needs and the needs of their families and carers assessed, and interventions/recommendations are identified to meet these needs. We are a county-wide based team and our operational working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with some flexibility when required to engage with our service users. We are committed to Agile working in accordance with MPFT trust policy and guidance. The post entails some travel across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. ## Job Description To work as a senior member of the Early Intervention in Psychosis Service and support the organisation in effectively delivering Nice Concordant Early Intervention in Psychosis Service to all appropriate referrals Providing specialist Early Intervention consultation/liaison and advice to colleagues Contributing and undertaking specialist Early Intervention assessments for those referred to the service with suspected psychosis and/or At Risk Mental State. To be responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based interventions required, including health promotion for a named service user/group under the guidance of the team leader/senior practitioners Responsible for the appropriate clinical risk assessment of Early Intervention service users, contacting the “Out of Hours” services where required, providing effective advice, guidance and decision making process culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care under the supervision of the team leader/senior practitioners Responsible for the organising admissions, case conference/reviews and discharge planning in collaboration with members of the multi-disciplinary team under the supervision of the pathway lead/ senior practitioners ## Responsibilities Working as a caseload holder with individuals experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis, you will have: Sufficient experience at working at Band 6 or equivalent Experience of having worked with young people who are experiencing or have been suspected of experiencing a First Episode of Psychosis Knowledge of the philosophy around Early Intervention in Psychosis The ability to demonstrate enthusiasm/commitment to our service user group Effective interpersonal skills A willingness to work assertively to engage our service users For further information please refer to the attached job description and job specification ## Person Specification ### EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Sufficient experience at working at Band 6 or equivalent. - Experience of having worked with young people who are experiencing or have been suspected of experiencing a first episode of psychosis. - Experience of having worked within a multi-disciplinary team. **Desirable** - Experience of having worked within a young person focused service. - Experience of providing family interventions/supporting carers ### PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES **Essential** - Demonstrate enthusiasm/commitment to service user group. - Effective interpersonal skills. - Ability to work as a team member within team boundaries. **Desirable** - Ability to work under pressure and proactively manage stress ### QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING **Essential** - Appropriate Nursing qualification (RNMH) - Additional qualifications or training appropriate to profession ### SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES **Essential** - Knowledge of the philosophy around Early Intervention in psychosis - Working knowledge of the Community Mental Health Framework. - A willingness to work assertively to engage our service users. - Knowledge of NICE clinical guidance relating to Early Intervention Service ## Documents - [benefits booklet (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2957) - [job description (pdf, 456.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371812) - [person specification (pdf, 40.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371813) ## 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.