Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (P/T post 3 days per week (Between Monday to Friday 9-5))
- Job ref
- 301-VA-25-7367860
- Employer
- Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Market Drayton Cottage Hospital
- Town
- Market Drayton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse who would like the opportunity to be part of a innovative integrated Community Mental Health Service? Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a service model that works in partnership with local services to meet the needs of those presenting with complex mental health needs together?
North Shropshire Community Mental Health service provide assessment and evidence based interventions for people who presenting with complex mental health difficulties that are significantly impacting on their daily life alongside our partner organisations.
We are looking for a Senior Nurse Practitioner to the join our team to work alongside our secondary care mental health practitioners and wider partners to support the delivery of our service.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to encourage effective engagement of this those presenting with complex mental health needs, utilising excellent communication skills, whilst maintaining compassion and hope through every contact. We incorporate a trauma informed psychological approach which aims to increase people’s independence, working towards an improved quality of life.
There is an emphasis on team based multi-disciplinary decision making which lends itself to creating a supportive environment for staff. We also value a culture of active service and personal development for all staff.
Working for our organisation
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by
- Supporting your career development and progression.
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccination every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner who wants to work and be part of our wider multi-disciplinary team that includes Community Mental Health Nurses, Advanced Pharmacist, Non-Medical Prescribers, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Social Workers, Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrist, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support (lived experience) Workers, Health Care Support Workers, Employment, Housing and Financial Advisors.
This post will be providing short and longer term interventions to those who require our service and are taken onto our community caseload working alongside our wider multi-disciplinary team in order to support people in their recovery.
As part our local mental health alliance network you will have opportunity to attend our weekly meetings which provides an opportunity to look at how best as services we can work together to support individuals who are presenting with multiple needs, risks and complexity. Particularly where engagement may be difficult.
You will be asked within this role to support and contribute to the clinical supervision of junior members of the team and students on placement with the service
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health nurse on NMC Register
- Post registration experience, evidence of formal courses and training at diploma/degree level
- Registered mentor
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- BSc degree in nursing or equivalent level
- Qualification/training in providing supervision or coaching
- Non- medical prescriber
- Psychological interventions training/qualification - including EMDR, CBT, CBT(p), Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, Structural clinical management
- Phlebotomy training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive post registration experience with working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty in engaging with services and have complex mental health needs
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nikki Marrs
- Job title
- Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 303 1601
- Additional information
Nikki is available 9-5 Monday to Friday
You can also speak to Alison Franklin, Quality Lead, who can be contacted on;
Tel; 0300 303 1601
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