Employer Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site City South LMHT Town Nottingham Salary £32,073 – £39,043 per annum (pro rata for part time) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/07/2026
Community Psychiatric Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for a Band 5 Clinician to join a busy LMHT, supporting patients to recover and remain well in their own homes. You will be based in a diverse team and manage a caseload of patients from the City South area. Your role will involve being a Key Worker, planning, facilitating and reviewing patient‑centred care, involving their family, carers and external agencies. The ideal candidate will be a team player, able to manage a caseload and work autonomously, contribute their ideas to the MDT and build therapeutic rapport with patients. You will support on duty, as well as supporting junior staff and students.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and self‑motivated Band 5 Community Psychiatric Nurse to work in the City South Local Mental Health Team.
You will need to be able to engage proactively with individuals using the principles of recovery to provide effective mental healthcare for patients across the mental health spectrum, alongside care coordination for some patients under the Care Programme Approach. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the development of the service and develop your own skills and attributes.
Duties will include involvement in managing a medication clinic, case management of clients with complex mental health needs, utilising professional core skills and working with family and friends. The role will include involvement in the development and promotion of the City South Local Mental Health Team.
This post would suit a newly qualified mental health nurse, and we welcome applications for students in the final stages of their pre‑registration nursing course.
DBS & Vehicle requirements
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualification
- Maintains current registration with NMC or NMC registration is pending completion of course in very near future
Skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to be flexible and handle conflict issues
- Good skills in assessment, intervention and evaluation of patients nursing care
Experience
- Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for banding
- Specialist and area specific experience
Knowledge
- Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and understanding of clinical risk assessment
- Awareness of national and local issues affecting care delivery
Contractual Requirements
- A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post
- Ability to work to meet the needs to the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Values and Behaviours
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Training
- Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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