# Senior Community Nurse ( Fixed Term Contract) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-nurse-fixed-term-contract/02820afd-150f-41f3-923c-1be4dae4404b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-community-nurse-fixed-term-contract/02820afd-150f-41f3-923c-1be4dae4404b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Crystal Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T12:30:56.062Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Essex_Partnership_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Senior_Community_Nurse_CPN/Senior_Community_Nurse_CPN-v8233365 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233365?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.eput.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity for a qualified RMN (Registered Mental Health Nurse) to become part of the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway The pathway provides a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment supporting patients of any age with dementia as well as older adults, who have functional mental health needs with an associated age-related frailty. The successful candidate will be trustworthy, positive about change and will be passionate about the services we provide. The successful candidate will be able to work independently and autonomously, as well as part of a team therefore will need excellent verbal and written communication skills and will have excellent interpersonal skills and a zest for delivering the highest level of patient care and service delivery improvements. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required. Please note: this is a community position, and it is essential criteria for the applicant to have a valid driving licence and able to drive, also access to a car for work purposes. *Secondments considered* ### Main duties of the job You will be working as a member the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic care to patients in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Nurse Practitioner. As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day supervision and management of junior team members within your professional group and team locality. This will include the management of these staff in line with agreed Trust HR processes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Brief overview of the role, please see job description and person specification 1.Understanding of / and the ability to conduct assessments and review of care, care plans, and risk assessments, 117 reviews and continuing health care - To manage a caseload and to be allocated care coordinator, the applicant to have understanding /or experience of the role of the care coordinator. 3.Knowledge and understanding of health legislation, principles of CPA and Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 and safeguarding, the NHS Constitution, and risk assessment / management 4.Experience in the performance management and supervision of lower banded staff, and able to deliver teaching and learning to lower banded staff. 5.Excellent IT skills i.e. Word / Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 6.Flexible approach to work 7.Current driving licence, ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of health legislation, principles of CPA and Care Management, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act 1983 and safeguarding, the NHS Constitution, and risk assessment / management - Excellent IT skills - Understanding of the nature of mental health conditions and how they can affect people’s day to day life and impact upon recovery **Desirable** - Working knowledge of the Paris and System one ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental health Nurse ( RMN ) **Desirable** - Post graduate qualification or commitment to work towards this Non-medical prescribing qualification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Full UK Drivers Licence, Ability to Travel across Trust sites as required - Ability to manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business / handover **Desirable** - Flexible approach to work ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 152.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2990) - [candidate privacy policy (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1853) - [right to work information (pdf, 293.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2355) - [senior community nurse jd (pdf, 773.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543531) - [values of the nhs pension (pdf, 151.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2659) - [why join the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 91.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1849) - [scn band 6 person specification (pdf, 520.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543532) - [employer recognition scheme - gold award (pdf, 27.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2451) ## 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.