Community Mental Health Nurse

Go back Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustCommunity Mental Health NurseThe closing date is 15 October 2025The Christchurch Older Persons Community Mental Health Team are looking for a experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to join this team.As a Mental Health Nurse, you will provide a comprehensive accessible and responsive mental health service to adults and their families within a defined locality.

This is primarily a care-coordination role, where you will be responsible for supporting patients on their journey of recovery.

You will be a committed, dynamic, motivated professional with excellent communication, organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your work.

You should have relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment and be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with patients, their carers and their family.You will work as part of a well-established supportive team made up of a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Psychologists, a Social Worker, Administration and a Support Time Recovery Worker.

We offer peer support led by psychology, and regular management and clinical supervision to enable you to feel safe in your practice whilst further developing your skills.This role is for 28hrs 15mins and you will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car, as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings.Main duties of the jobTo provide a comprehensive accessible and responsive mental health service to Older adults and their families within a defined locality.To support the team leader and the locality service manager in implementation of the Dorset Healthcare Mental Health Strategy.To continually develop clinical, team and service evaluation and delivery of service.To contribute to effective multi-disciplinary working within the community mental health service and to build up effective liaison with community, primary, and other secondary and tertiary services / agencies within the locality to provide holistic care based on the individual's need and service development.About usAt Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services.

We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019.

It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference.

Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do, and our success is a testament to our brilliant people.

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity.

We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know.

And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all we do.Job responsibilitiesFor the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.

When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support.

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• in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.Person SpecificationKnowledge, skills and trainingDemonstrable history of working towards recovery planning within roleDemonstrable history of patient focussed interventionsAble to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care.Risk assessment and managementThe ability to prioritise and meet deadlines; organise work of self and others; supervising, teaching and assessing; self-motivated with the ability to motivate others; effective resource management.Uses initiative and can make decisions.

Manages difficult situations effectively.Evidence of ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.Evidence of ability to be responsible for complex decision making and case holdingCompetent computer skills, experience inputting information on RIOAwareness of Primary Care and Steps to Wellbeing.Experience of duty workExperience / interest in facilitating groupsBusiness TravelSubject to the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.Additional RequirementsDemonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable the post holder to carry out the role effectivelyDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation TrustAddressChristchurch Community Mental Health Team - Fairmile House.Christchurch Community Mental Health Team - Fairmile House.

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