Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Shropshire
Community Mental Health Nurse band 5-6 transition post
The closing date is 13 July 2026
A rewarding opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Nurse within the Intensive Life Skills Team based in Shropshire.
We are a specialist community team working within the area of complex emotional needs providing assessment, formulation and intervention primarily using a Structured Clinical Management (SCM) framework. Our focus is on treatment, recovery and enablement to increase emotional social and practical functioning, through a combination of group skill based learning and individual therapy.
The post is a band 5-6 development role and the appointed applicant will have the opportunity to access further development and training within this role.
Main duties of the job
- Providing evidenced based interventions for an identified caseload of service users in a specialist adult community mental health pathway.
- Conducting assessments in accordance with the clinical pathway to establish needs, goals, risks and strengths, and to generate a formulation-based care plan agreed with all involved.
- Delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions on a 1:1 and group basis, in accordance with an agreed care plan.
Job responsibilities
- A relevant mental health nursing qualification – RMN.
- Post-qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses or training relevant to working with people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability.
- Ability to deliver group and individual interventions.
- Ability to work with service users expressing high levels of distress.
- A positive attitude and a caring and compassionate approach.
- Passionate about working within this area of care.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- A relevant mental health Nursing qualification and NMC registration.
- Post-qualification experience, such as evidence of formal courses or training relevant to working with people with complex mental health needs related to emotional instability.
- Psychological intervention qualification/training, including EMDR, CBT, MBT, Family Interventions, CAT, DBT, SCM.
Experience
- Post registration experience working with adults experiencing mental health related difficulties.
- Experience of working with people who have difficulty engaging with services and who have complex emotional mental health needs.
- Experience working in a community mental health setting.
- Experience of assessing, planning and working alongside people with mental health problems in a community setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
About us
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are ‘United in our Uniqueness’ and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve.
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