Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm (excluding Bank Holidays))
- Job ref
- 444-7846022-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swanswell Point, Coventry
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 5 - Coventry
NHS AfC: Band 5
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 5
Coventry Community Mental Health Team based at Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road
Full time, permanent roles
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 5 nurse to gain experience in the area of Community Mental Health in the Coventry Community Mental Health Team. The team works with service users with psychotic and non-psychotic illnesses across the city of Coventry and are based at Swanswell Point.
Main duties of the job
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
The successful applicant will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team including other nurses to deliver recovery focused interventions in the community. This includes key working and generic roles in the team such as office duty as well as specific nursing tasks such as supporting our range of clinics, therapy and group interventions. We encourage staff to bring their own ideas to meet patient needs, and have regular service development sessions to encourage ongoing development. You will receive extensive support and supervision from the Management and Leadership team.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
We are looking for an enthusiastic confident individual who can work on their own as well as supporting the team. Good communication and problem solving skills are essential, as well as knowledge of mental illness and the challenges this brings in daily life. You also need to be a driver with access to transportation that can be used for business purposes. We welcome staff who are team players, supportive of their colleagues and have the Trust visions and values. An enthusiasm for service development and innovation is essential.
The role has the expectation of managing and / or supervising junior staff depending on skills and experience.
Visits to the team are encouraged to appreciate this challenging but exciting role and give the opportunity to ask any questions.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Qualified RN(MH) registered with the NMC
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Shows excellent written communication skills
- Knowledge gained within a similar environment
OTHER
Essential criteria
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
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
- Verona Messam
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476961268
- Additional information
If you would like any more information, please contact
Verona Messam, Team Manager on 02476961268
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