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From the employer's careers site First seen 11 Nov 2026

Community Mental Health Nurse

Description

We are seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse to join our dynamic and diverse community mental health team at Bentley House Adult Community Mental Health Hub (CMHH) in Harrow. The successful candidate will provide high-quality care to individuals with secondary mental health needs, working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

The role involves assessing and caring for adults of working age with severe and enduring mental illness, providing individually tailored interventions, and working with families and carers. You will prioritize your workload, participate in meetings, and develop your skills and knowledge through supervision and training.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Assessing health and social care needs and negotiating care plans
  • Prioritizing workload and participating in meetings
  • Undertaking risk assessments and ensuring delivery of care plans
  • Providing evidence-based psycho-social interventions and risk management approaches
  • Engaging with service users and carers assertively and offering care/interventions in community settings
  • Monitoring treatment and providing access to psycho-education and health promotion
  • Working with other disciplines, agencies, and teams in the care of service users

The salary for this permanent, full-time position ranges from £45,953 to £54,254 per annum.

The team supports staff development and wellbeing, offering training opportunities and regular supervision.

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Skills

Required

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Report writing and presentations skills
  • IT skills
  • Administering antipsychotic depot medication
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Understanding of psychosis and its impact on service users and carers
  • Knowledge of current legislation and guidance

Nice to have

  • Leadership skills
  • Basic counselling and group work skills
  • Dual diagnosis/substance misuse
  • Working with POCHi machine and ZTAS

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9333-26-1468

Apply on Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust