Senior Community Mental Health Nurse inNewmarket inNewmarket PUBLISHED 1 DEC 2023

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year gross per annum/ pro rata  PERMANENT 
This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners that are motivated to move forward with their career path.

Within this role you will work with an established and supportive MDT. As with many services we currently use a blended model of virtual and face-to-face working which provides opportunities for flexibility. You will have knowledge, skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in adult mental health.

We will expect the post holder to work collaboratively and flexibly with others to undertake assessments, develop and share psychological formulations and develop treatment plans.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload, assessing and planning treatment for your patients. Working with the patient to plan care and optimise treatment plans. Feeding back to the MDT and working within the team for the best outcome for the patient

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.


Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

We are excited to announce a Band
6 Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
post within our Adult Community Mental Health Team covering Newmarket and surrounding area.

This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners that are motivated to move forward with their career path. If you are currently in a Band 5/6 position and have at least 12 months post registration experience this may be the post for you. As a service we pride ourselves on supporting our clinicians to develop in a range of areas. If there is an area which you are passionate about which can further the service, we will endeavour to support you on this journey.

We value the unique skills that all of the different professions bring to the team, and you will be supported within this role to utilise your specialist skills. You will be supported to attend any profession specific training and learning events to support your ongoing CPD. We are looking for someone who is keen to contribute to innovative thinking and service development

We are looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital area. We are looking for clinicians who can work autonomously as well as within a team, someone who is approachable, flexible, and dedicated to improving the lives of our service users and carers.

The post holder will undertake the planning/delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a MDT/multi-agency environment.

  • Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
  • Provide planned care/risk assessment / screening for patients within their care plan andongoing evaluation of patients' needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, via caseload management/supervision.
  • Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
  • To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and/or health and social care professional of any change in the patients' conditions and / or circumstances.
  • To work within the MDT and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
  • To ensure service users/carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the MDT.
  • To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse.
  • Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
  • To enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
  • Identifying personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans on an annual basis.
  • Undertake the supervision of students that will be undertaking placements within the Team.

Within this role you will work with an established and supportive MDT. As with many services we currently use a blended model of virtual and face-to-face working which provides opportunities for flexibility. You will have knowledge, skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in adult mental health.

We will expect the post holder to work collaboratively and flexibly with others to undertake assessments, develop and share psychological formulations and develop treatment plans.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload, assessing and planning treatment for your patients. Working with the patient to plan care and optimise treatment plans. Feeding back to the MDT and working within the team for the best outcome for the patient

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.


Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

We are excited to announce a Band
6 Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
post within our Adult Community Mental Health Team covering Newmarket and surrounding area.

This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners that are motivated to move forward with their career path. If you are currently in a Band 5/6 position and have at least 12 months post registration experience this may be the post for you. As a service we pride ourselves on supporting our clinicians to develop in a range of areas. If there is an area which you are passionate about which can further the service, we will endeavour to support you on this journey.

We value the unique skills that all of the different professions bring to the team, and you will be supported within this role to utilise your specialist skills. You will be supported to attend any profession specific training and learning events to support your ongoing CPD. We are looking for someone who is keen to contribute to innovative thinking and service development

We are looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital area. We are looking for clinicians who can work autonomously as well as within a team, someone who is approachable, flexible, and dedicated to improving the lives of our service users and carers.

The post holder will undertake the planning/delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a MDT/multi-agency environment.

  • Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
  • Provide planned care/risk assessment / screening for patients within their care plan andongoing evaluation of patients' needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, via caseload management/supervision.
  • Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
  • To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and/or health and social care professional of any change in the patients' conditions and / or circumstances.
  • To work within the MDT and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
  • To ensure service users/carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the MDT.
  • To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse.
  • Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
  • To enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
  • Identifying personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans on an annual basis.
  • Undertake the supervision of students that will be undertaking placements within the Team.



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