Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse (Community) in North East

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse (Community)

The closing date is 26 November 2026

Do you possess excellent clinical skills?

Do you want to make a difference?

The Durham & Darlington Community Rehabilitation and Recovery team offers a fantastic opportunity for a senior registered nurse to join a busy and dynamic team. It is a very exciting time to work in rehabilitation services within TEWV.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone registered as a mental health nurse to work in the Durham and Darlington Community Rehabilitation and Recovery Team.

The ambition of the service is to support individuals to achieve the highest level of independence possible reflective of their particular situation and bring about positive change in order to improve a person's quality of life. The aim is to support recovery, health, well-being and social participation.

The ideal candidate will be well motivated and be able to demonstrate best practice in community mental health service delivery. You will be supported through supervision from the leadership team. There are opportunities to support service development both within the team and across the Locality.

Main duties of the job

Key skills and responsibilities will include preparing and conducting assessments with service users to determine any rehabilitation needs. You will be responsible for a caseload of patients working in the community and providing in reach support on our Acute inpatient wards and Rehabilitation wards.

You will support patient flow from inpatient settings as well as working alongside community mental health teams in assessing service user needs for community rehab interventions. The job role involves looking at the individual needs of the service users and creating a bespoke rehab care package around them. Effectively liaising with referring agents will be crucial within your role.

It is essential that you have excellent interpersonal skills as well as effective clinical skills. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, proactive and flexible, having the ability to work on their own initiative and be able to communicate with internal and external agencies relevant to patient care. You must have demonstrate best practice in community mental health service delivery.

About us

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care – our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

Lease car scheme is available, and enhancements as the team provide a 7 day service working 365 days of the year. We are looking for highly motivated staff who will lead the way as role models within the team, demonstrating compassionate leadership.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Job responsibilities

Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)

This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council. RMNH/RNLD
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
• Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

• 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
• Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
• Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
• Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Quality improvement activities
• Working in the community with patients with mental health conditions

Knowledge

• Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Research and development methodology.
• Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
• Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust