Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6 (9.00am to 5.00pm Service)

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Queens Park and Paddington Community Mental Health Hub in Westminster. You will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary community mental health team, providing assessment, treatment and psychosocial interventions to people with a range of mental health needs, supported through recovery focused community care.

The role involves holding a defined caseload and working collaboratively with service users, carers and partner agencies to promote recovery, reduce risk and support people to live well in the community. This is an opportunity to work within a supportive, forward thinking hub environment that values clinical autonomy, professional development and high quality, person centred care.

The post holder will take responsibility for the assessment, collaborative formulation, treatment and ongoing review of a defined caseload of people with mental health needs, working in a person centred and recovery focused way. You will deliver psychosocial interventions, or be supported and trained to develop these skills, and contribute to the wider clinical aspects of care including assessment, physical health monitoring, health promotion and healthy lifestyle advice.

The role may also include facilitating or co-facilitating therapeutic and wellbeing focused groups as part of the hubs offer. You will undertake comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, develop and implement risk management and crisis plans, and work proactively with service users and carers to manage distress, reduce relapse and support people to remain well in the community.

You will support medication management, including depot clinics where required, and promote holistic care that recognises the importance of both mental and physical health. You will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, inpatient services, Home Treatment Teams, GPs, social care and voluntary sector partners to ensure coordinated and compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a multidisciplinary team that prioritises recovery focused, person centred care and values collaboration, curiosity and compassion.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions, or be supported and trained to develop these skills, and contribute to the wider clinical aspects of care including assessment, physical health monitoring, health promotion and healthy lifestyle advice.
• Facilitate or co-facilitate therapeutic and wellbeing focused groups as part of the hubs offer.
• Undertake comprehensive psychosocial and risk assessments, develop and implement risk management and crisis plans, and work proactively with service users and carers to manage distress, reduce relapse and support people to remain well in the community.
• Support medication management, including depot clinics where required, and promote holistic care that recognises the importance of both mental and physical health.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, inpatient services, Home Treatment Teams, GPs, social care and voluntary sector partners to ensure coordinated and compassionate care.
• Demonstrate safeguarding practice and ensure safeguarding children and adults procedures are understood and followed, and take timely and appropriate action when risk or vulnerability is identified.
• Provide psychoeducation and health promotion, supporting understanding of mental and physical health, medication, wellbeing and self management, and promoting healthy lifestyle choices.
• Work with people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use needs, liaising closely with partner services to ensure coordinated, holistic support.
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary working, participate in team meetings, clinical reviews, supervision and service development, and maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with Trust policy and professional standards.
• Uphold the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and work within relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Children Act and Care Act.

Development, Benefits and Equal Opportunity

As part of CNWL, you will benefit from a wide range of staff wellbeing resources, award winning staff networks, and an extensive NHS benefits package designed to support your work life balance and personal wellbeing. The post holder will promote fair and equitable access to mental health services, working in a way that recognises and respects diversity, individual identity and lived experience, and supports choice, inclusion and recovery.

You will work collaboratively with people, families and carers to understand needs, strengths and goals, and to develop and review personalised, recovery focused plans that support wellbeing, stability and independence. The post also includes access to role relevant training such as psychosocial interventions, physical health skills including venepuncture and ECGs, opportunities to develop leadership capability, and pathways to broaden or specialise your practice within community mental health.

We recognise that high quality care depends on staff wellbeing, and we actively support flexible working, regular supervision and protected space for reflection and learning.

Safeguarding and Compliance

The post holder will demonstrate strong safeguarding practice, ensuring safeguarding children and adults procedures are understood and followed, and taking timely and appropriate action when risk or vulnerability is identified.