Community Mental Health Nurse

Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5

Main area Nursing

Grade Band 5

Contract 18 months (fixed term)

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref 367-ACMS-101563

Site 99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL

Town St Albans

Salary £33,677 - £40,996 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Salary period Yearly

Closing 30/08/2026 23:59

Values Based Screener

At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in St Albans, Hertfordshire. We are also accepting newly qualified nurses, the Trust has a 6-12 month preceptorship programme which you would be expected to complete if you are newly qualified.

The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a "Good to Great" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.

Please refer to the "Main Duties Of The Job", "Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities" sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.

Main duties of the job

To support the ACMHS in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication To be directly involved with our busy clozapine, depot and physical health clinics which are ran every week and will include administering medication, ordering, storing and liaising with team Psychiatrists. To support the ACMHS and service users by conducting First Contact assessments, acting as a duty worker on the busy duty desk and being part of the team rota. To hold a caseload of up to 20 service users who will have ongoing mental health and/or social care needs. To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referrals to and discharge from the ACMHS across in-patient, primary care and community services Maintain effective joint working with other teams such as EPMHS, PATH, MHSOP, CRHTT etc and other community based teams according to local circumstances. Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively co-ordinating care planning and review meetings, and case conferences as appropriate.