Community Mental Health NurseinPortsmouthinPortsmouthPUBLISHED THU 20 MAR 2025
As a vital member of our friendly team, you’ll manage your own caseload while mentoring junior staff and students, fostering a culture of quality and improvement. We value women’s perspectives and experiences in care, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where your voice matters. Plus, we understand that flexibility is key; we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements that fit your lifestyle. If you’re ready to contribute to a service that prioritises compassion, professionalism, and safety, we’d love to hear from you. Let’s work together to transform lives—yours and those of the patients we care for.
Older Persons Mental Health Team in Portsmouth are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic
practitioner to join our friendly team, who provide skilled assessments and treatment interventions
to the older adult.
To be a successful applicant you will need to be a registered nurse, preferably RMN, with
experience in the care of older adults with mental health problems. You must be enthusiastic in
working with older adults to provide compassionate care to patients and their families,
and have knowledge of organic and functional illness with a good understanding of physical health
and frailty.
You will be required to work within the wider MDT team, implementing and evaluating care,
managing your caseload, supervising HCSWs, junior staff and students within the team.
You will play an important role in our team, we aspire to provide excellent care to our patients and
strive to improve and develop our service in line with national and local guidance.
*To meet the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment. Care is based on comprehensive assessment, ensures continuity and is patient/client centred, culturally sensitive and evidence-based and which promotes independence.
*Responsible for co-ordinating the work of the team, influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through utilising and maintaining expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice, underpinned by theory and expertise.
*Manage a caseload/named nurse.
*Supervise junior members of staff, students on placements.
*To develop and maintain a culture of service improvement which promotes quality and safety and striving to do better.
*This is in line with the requirements set out in the NMC code which require all registered nurses to: Prioritise people; Practice effectively; Preserve safety; Promote professionalism and trust.
About us
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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