# Senior Community Mental health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-mental-health-nurse/31904908-64cc-4d4e-b8e9-91c187f1fd41 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-mental-health-nurse/31904908-64cc-4d4e-b8e9-91c187f1fd41.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Sheffield - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** Dependent on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent: 2 posts - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-13T09:43:03.712Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Health_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/mental_health/mental_health-v8133640 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8133640?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shsc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service under the supervision of experienced staff, and core responsibilities will include: - Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact. - Undertake assessments of people referred to the service completing full needs strength assessments, risk assessment & care plan for implementation by a junior worker. - Take the lead unplanned assessments where required - Contributing to a duty system on a rota basis. - Delivering supervision to more junior members of staff. - Contribute to multi-disciplinary service development. ### Main duties of the job To carry out comprehensive assessments of an individual’s health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action. - To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk. - To formulate a plan of care based on identified need. - Deliver evidence-based interventions as appropriate. - Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals. - To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies. - To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely fashion. - Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner. - Act in accordance with the Community Mental Health Framework. - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues. - Taking the lead in managing individuals with complex including mental health restrictions such as 37/41 and CTO - Co-ordinate meetings, case conferences act as chair where required - Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in line with data quality guidance, legislation and policy. Supervision: - Regularly review own caseload with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of Service. - Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR with more junior members of staff. - Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary service under the supervision of experienced staff, and core responsibilities will include: - Acting as a Named Worker for a designated caseload to ensure service users receive a consistent approach and a named person to contact. - Undertake assessments of people referred to the service completing full needs strength assessments, risk assessment & care plan for implementation by a junior worker. - Take the lead unplanned assessments where required - Contributing to a duty system on a rota basis. - Delivering supervision to more junior members of staff. - Contribute to multi-disciplinary service development. General requirements - Maintain NMC/HCPC registration / re-validation and adhere to professional guidelines and code of conduct. - Work within the framework of relevant policy and legislation both local and national. - To take a lead of medication management within national and local guidance and policy. Principal duties Clinical: - With colleagues, carry out comprehensive assessments of an individual’s health and social care needs in a variety of settings and agree the most appropriate course of action. - To assess, evaluate and manage clinical risk. - To formulate a plan of care based on identified need. - Deliver evidence-based interventions as appropriate. - Review effectiveness of care plan at regular intervals. - To work collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies. - To maintain computer held care records in an accurate and timely fashion. - Undertake all work in a culturally sensitive manner. - Act in accordance with the Community Mental Health Framework. - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Primary Care colleagues. - Carry out Safeguarding Manager Role/Safeguarding Investigator with the team *HR to clarify - Taking the lead in managing individuals with complex including mental health restrictions such as 37/41 and CTO - Co-ordinate meetings, case conferences act as chair where required - Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in line with data quality guidance, legislation and policy. Supervision: - Regularly review own caseload with supervisor to promote efficacy and contribute to the overall management of Service. - Deliver supervision and facilitate PDR with more junior members of staff. - Participate in own PDR process, identifying training and development needs, and pursuing relevant actions to maintain and improve level of competence and effective contribution. Service development Education and Training: - Act as mentor to learners, keep up to date with relevant course and curriculum developments, and maintain ‘sign off’ status. - Participate in training relevant to role. - Promote insight and understanding of mental health issues to service users, carers, and other agencies. - Contribute to audit, research and evaluation as appropriate. ## Person Specification ### essential **Essential** - hols assessor/supervisor status for working with student nurses or working towards this - Experience in carrying out report writing for MHA/MoJ **Desirable** - car driver ## Documents - [b6 cpn (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10431356) ## 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.