Community Psychiatric Nurse

Urgent Triage Trusted Assessment including Risk Assessment Safeguarding Gate keeping Home Treatment NHS 111 option 2 Out of hours MDT collaborative working Communicating with stakeholders Supervise junior team members Facilitate early discharge

The role involves conducting comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, developing and implementing crisis care plans, and delivering short-term therapeutic interventions. Practitioners work in fast-paced environments, often responding to referrals from A&E, community services, GPs, and other agencies, ensuring prompt and safe decision-making. A core element of the role is effective risk management, including assessing risk of harm to self or others and implementing appropriate safeguarding measures. As a senior member of the team, the Band 6 practitioner provides clinical leadership, supporting junior staff, students, and support workers through supervision and guidance. They contribute to service improvement, audit, and quality initiatives, ensuring adherence to professional standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. Strong communication and partnership working skills are essential, particularly when engaging with service users, families, and carers during times of crisis. The role requires resilience, flexibility, and the ability to prioritise effectively in high-pressure situations.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.