Community Mental Health Nurse - Older Adults | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust in City of London

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Nurse post within the Waltham Forest Older Adult Mental Health Team.

We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse who can rise to the challenge of working within the busy Older Adult MHT and support the continued development of the service.

As an organisation NELFT strives to deliver services within a recovery-focused and socially inclusive approach. The time is right for innovative clinicians to provide skilled input within a multidisciplinary team to support a culture of recovery and social inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will use their evidence‑based clinical skills to manage a caseload of service users with frailty and functional mental illness or a primary dementia.

You will provide specialist service and interventions in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, national policies and clinical guidelines.

You will care‑coordinate a caseload of service users that have complex and challenging needs. This will involve assessment of care needs, planning and reviewing them, enabling service users to maximise opportunities for recovery. You will also provide support to the carers of service users and carry out carer assessments.

You will work closely within a multi-disciplinary team and other agencies to deliver high quality care and recovery-focused health and social care interventions that include managing risk and safeguarding adults at risk.

All band 6 staff also take part in a referral intake/duty rota.

Working Hours

The normal working pattern of this role is 09:00‑17:00 Monday to Friday, however, we have a flexible working policy.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum of one year post‑registration clinical experience in mental health where autonomous working has been required. You should demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative, have good time‑management skills and be able to prioritise workload effectively.

Our Values 2025‑2030

• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Induction and Probationary Period

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

The post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 per annum, pro rata for part time).

Application

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Closing Date

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025.