Job summary What if you could work with an amazing team like ours? Would you find it rewarding to work with and support people with severe and enduring mental illness work towards their recovery? It takes a special sort of person to work in a Community Mental Health Team. Is that person you? We are looking for highly motivated, experienced and innovative Band 6 Psychiatric Nurses who are interested in a development post to join our CMHT. We will develop a focused plan with you to identify areas for development and time frames so that you know exactly what your objectives are. Rivers CMHT are a close, lively, dynamic, nurturing and supportive team where there is excellent peer support and regular supervision. You will manage a reasonable sized caseload of service users, covering shared care and carrying out assessments. You will be involved in training, mentoring and supervising new and unregistered staff as well as providing excellent front-line clinical care. Rivers CMHT provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families. You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, administration and IT skills including be able to type. You will also need excellent assessment and communication skills. There will be lots of shadowing/training opportunities to introduce you to the care coordination role. Main duties of the job Full driving license and the ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post. To work in line with all relevant policies and procedures, including care planning, risk and safeguarding. To alert the Team Leader or Manager to any concerns in a timely manner. To develop a professional relationship with service users based on the principles of recovery, such as hope, opportunity and choice. To accurately record all contacts with service users in the RIO electronic record in line with the organisations record keeping policy. To ensure effective communication with service users, relatives and carers, visitors, staff and other agencies as appropriate. To ensure that all communication takes place in a manner that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures. To ensure that consent to intervention or assessment is sought in a manner that is meaningful to the service user and complies with legislation. To respond to questions or concerns from service users and carers in a timely and professional manner. Completion of relevant paperwork, placement requests, reviews and funding applications. To identify, implement and evaluate, with others, areas for potential service improvement and agree further action. This may include participation in audit and service improvement. About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working. Date posted 31 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year Based on full time hours Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 348-MNH-7176 Job locations The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke) New Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7PJ Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered with Professional Body, (RMN, Social Worker). Computer skills. Must be able to type. Mentorship course Evidence of CPD. Full driving license and the ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post Desirable Psychological therapies training CBT, DBT, ECS, CAT etc. Completion of in depth safeguarding. Knowledge of high cost placements. Experience Essential Working knowledge and application of the recovery model in collaboration with service users. Highly developed communication skills. Evidence of effective teamwork and leadership skills. Ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty understanding. Good facilitation skills. Evidence of effective interpersonal skills. Active listening, building empathy. Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks. Ability to motivate service users. Ability to work autonomously. Theoretical knowledge of MHA legislation and the responsibilities that accompany it. Awareness of local and national mental health developments. Knowledge of the CPA process. Assessment skills. Provide clinical supervision. Experience of mentorship or equivalent in practice. Working knowledge of the application of Professional Code of Conduct. Ability to produce timely, quality reports for funding applications etc. Knowledge and application of safeguarding children and adults policy. Working knowledge of relevant legislation. Ability to manage caseload demand and capacity. Management of personal safety. Confident in attending and chairing meetings and attending review panels. Desirable Evidence of experience in the education of nurses and or multi professional groups. Care management experience. Evidence of report writing. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. Experience of working in a Clozapine Clinic, nurses only. Experienced in giving depot injections, nurses only. Experience in or willing to train in physical observations, nurses only. Additional Criteria Essential Be caring, compassionate and nurturing. Confident, respectful, self reliant, aware of personal. boundaries, resourceful, imaginative, enthusiastic. Adaptable, affable. Able to contribute to team discussion and be respectful of others views. Honest and trustworthy. Aware of personal and professional boundaries. Respect for service users and their carers. An understanding of the importance of service user. involvement in their own care and care plan. Commitment to personalized, recovery oriented care. Commitment to own continual professional development. Must meet Occupational health requirements. Flexible in deployment and work bases. Desirable Willingness to complete studies as required to meet service delivery requirements and as directed by manager. Able to attend and participate in all statutory training events to enhance continued professional development. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered with Professional Body, (RMN, Social Worker). Computer skills. Must be able to type. Mentorship course Evidence of CPD. Full driving license and the ability to fulfil travel requirements of the post Desirable Psychological therapies training CBT, DBT, ECS, CAT etc. Completion of in depth safeguarding. Knowledge of high cost placements. Experience Essential Working knowledge and application of the recovery model in collaboration with service users. Highly developed communication skills. Evidence of effective teamwork and leadership skills. Ability to communicate effectively with people who have difficulty understanding. Good facilitation skills. Evidence of effective interpersonal skills. Active listening, building empathy. Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks. Ability to motivate service users. Ability to work autonomously. Theoretical knowledge of MHA legislation and the responsibilities that accompany it. Awareness of local and national mental health developments. Knowledge of the CPA process. Assessment skills. Provide clinical supervision. Experience of mentorship or equivalent in practice. Working knowledge of the application of Professional Code of Conduct. Ability to produce timely, quality reports for funding applications etc. Knowledge and application of safeguarding children and adults policy. Working knowledge of relevant legislation. Ability to manage caseload demand and capacity. Management of personal safety. Confident in attending and chairing meetings and attending review panels. Desirable Evidence of experience in the education of nurses and or multi professional groups. Care management experience. Evidence of report writing. Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team. Experience of working in a Clozapine Clinic, nurses only. Experienced in giving depot injections, nurses only. Experience in or willing to train in physical observations, nurses only. Additional Criteria Essential Be caring, compassionate and nurturing. Confident, respectful, self reliant, aware of personal. boundaries, resourceful, imaginative, enthusiastic. Adaptable, affable. Able to contribute to team discussion and be respectful of others views. Honest and trustworthy. Aware of personal and professional boundaries. Respect for service users and their carers. An understanding of the importance of service user. involvement in their own care and care plan. Commitment to personalized, recovery oriented care. Commitment to own continual professional development. Must meet Occupational health requirements. Flexible in deployment and work bases. Desirable Willingness to complete studies as required to meet service delivery requirements and as directed by manager. Able to attend and participate in all statutory training events to enhance continued professional development. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke) New Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7PJ Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)