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Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

York, YO32 9XWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

23 November 2026

11 days left

Job description

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse to join the Central York Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). Thi...

As a registered professional this is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting.

As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community for individuals who have a variety of enduring mental health needs.

You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.

You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team.

We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.

From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.

We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.

We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.

We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current professional registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council - RNMH or RNLD (RNSC - CAMHS only ) - RGN (If appropriate)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Recognised Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor, clinical educator or equivalent. Must be achieved within 6 months
  • Trained in Clinical Supervision and providing clinical supervision OR willingness to work towards within 6 months

Experience

Essential

  • 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework (at the point of application)
  • Working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers.
  • Providing clinical supervision to individuals or groups as professionally appropriate.
  • Supervising or assessing students on practice placement.
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Quality improvement activities

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable knowledge to post-graduate level of evidence- based practice in caring for patients in the designated field
  • Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act).
  • Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice.
  • Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
  • Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
  • Research and development methodology.
  • Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
  • Working knowledge of clinical medicines management, including administration of injections

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

9 November 2026

Last checked

11 November 2026

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About the employer

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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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