Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

As part of our Community Transformation programme, we have an opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our established Multidisciplinary team. The aim of the service is to provide recovery-focused treatment and support via personalised care plans for individuals who are presenting with a range of mental health disorders: supporting them from diagnosis to recovery, to enable them to lead the lives they wish to live. You will work with a Multidisciplinary Team: a spectrum of clinical professionals, which includes Nurses, Psychologists, Support Time Recovery workers, etc, as well as a range of collaborative system partners.

We are looking for a positive team player who has a special interest in working compassionately with individuals and their wider support networks.

Responsibilities

• To work within the MDT and alongside system partners to deliver high quality care and treatment to service users under the care of the specialist community mental health service.
• To act as a Care Co-ordinator; formulating care plans, completing/updating risk assessments and collaboratively review care needs via the CPA approach.
• To work alongside inpatient services; supporting timely discharges from hospital in keeping with policy and processes.
• To fulfil the role of the Duty Worker as part of a service rota.
• To undertake Initial Assessments; delivering comprehensive feedback to the MDT and service users/referrers.
• Provide and oversee the management and care of service users.
• Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks.
• Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment.
• Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting.
• Report and document incidents as required.
• Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings.
• Act as a Care Co-ordinator/Lead Practitioner.
• Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy.
• Undertake Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments – contributing to Self-Directed Support assessments/packages.

Valuing you

Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff\’s hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

· Provide and oversee the management and care of service users

· Produce accurate and timely documentation, conduct and manage the maintenance of records on all service users in line with your professional Code of Conduct and Trust policy

· Undertake comprehensive assessments: formulating personalised care plans which reflect the needs of the service user, their family and wider support networks

· Conduct risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service users environment

· Attend the weekly Multidisciplinary team meeting

· Report and document incidents as required

· Conduct and oversee physical health care checks and act upon the findings

· Act as a Care Co-ordinator/Lead Practitioner

· Responsible for administration of medications, assessment of side effects, review concordance and clinical effectiveness of medication regime in line with Trust policy

· Undertake Mental Health Nursing Needs Assessments – contributing to Self-Directed Support assessments/packages

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025