Registered Mental Health Nurse Band 5-6 Development Post

Job Overview

Are you an ambitious band 6? If so, please apply for this exciting post. We support flexible working. The North Kensington Community Mental Health Hub (KCCMHH) delivers high quality, evidence‑based nursing interventions to patients in the diverse areas of Kensington and Chelsea. We offer NCSW training and development pathways to help you become a more highly skilled practitioner. Successful applicants will have contact with patients or service users and are encouraged and supported in vaccination.

Main Duties

As a Community Nurse, you will be the linked worker for a caseload of patients offering assessments and interventions to promote recovery.

Benefits

• Flexible working – opportunities for condensed hours, working from home/hybrid, and flexible hours to support a healthy work‑life balance.
• On‑site shadowing with HTT, CMHT, Psych Liaison services to build relationships.
• Enhanced supervision & career mapping to support progression to Advanced Clinical Practitioner or Nurse Prescribing roles.
• Training opportunities including CBT, DBT, Family Interventions, venepuncture, ECG interpretation, and more.
• Hidden Gem annual award ceremonies and award‑winning Staff Networks with extensive events.
• Excellent staff benefits: childcare vouchers, health and wellbeing services, season ticket loans, and cycle‑to‑work scheme.

Why Work with our Teams

• Additional supervision and support with community‑specific training.
• Team promotes innovation and high standards of clinical care, evidenced by ongoing quality improvement projects.
• Commitment to coaching, supervision, reflective practice and in‑house development sessions.
• The Hub is located near Portobello Road, in an exciting and vibrant area of London.
• Patients are within walking distance, supporting wellbeing and daily step goals.

Detailed Responsibilities

• Accountable for the care and support of a defined caseload of adults of working age.
• Screen for health and social care needs, negotiate care plans with service users and carers.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop robust risk management plans.
• Safely administer and store medication, adhering to Pharmacy guidelines and policies.
• Monitor treatment, support concordance, and address any adverse medication effects.
• Deliver care plans in partnership with multidisciplinary colleagues and agencies within the DIALOG+ framework.
• Engage service users and carers, offer care within the least restrictive setting in community environments.
• Advocate for fair and equal access to services, respecting age, culture, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability.
• Provide evidence‑based psycho‑social interventions and proactive risk management to reduce symptoms and high‑risk behaviour.
• Apply CNWL Child Protection Guidelines and Safeguarding procedures; ensure safety of children and adults.
• Offer psycho‑education and health promotion on illness, disability and health to service users and families.
• Work with other disciplines/agencies on co‑morbidity cases involving substance misuse.
• Engage in relapse prevention, crisis planning, and coordinate interventions to keep service users at home.
• Provide flexible, responsive services, including outside normal working hours when necessary.
• Receive referrals from GPs and conduct comprehensive psycho‑social mental health assessments.
• Identify and signpost to relevant professionals and services; advise GPs on management.
• Act as liaison with GP practices for patients with complex mental health problems.
• Ensure early detection and fast‑tracking of clients with severe mental health issues.
• Deliver evidence‑based interventions for complex and severe illnesses, aiming for sustained recovery.
• Prioritise time and workload flexibly; participate in meetings and develop skills through supervision and training.
• Ensure care plans follow principles of personalisation and individualised choice, including direct payments and personal budgets.
• Identify resources for residential and nursing placements in line with local authority policies.
• Support team in reviewing placements and services commissioned by the local authority.
• Maintain professional conduct and observe legal requirements: MHA, Children Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and related guidance.
• Coordinate joint inpatient reviews when hospital admission is necessary, ensuring rapid transition to the least restrictive environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current UK NMC registration in Mental Health Nursing.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

• Relevant post‑basic training.

Skills & Knowledge

• Build therapeutic relationships using good communication skills, warmth and empathy.
• Experience with therapeutic skills and psychosocial interventions.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in a multicultural community.
• Develop effective working relationships with families, carers and agencies.
• Knowledge of the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and its amendments.

Experience

• Experience working with users who have severe and enduring mental health problems, either in inpatient or community settings.
• Assess, design, deliver and evaluate health and social care packages involving users and carers.
• Keep accurate records and use IT systems effectively.

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