Full job descriptionCommunity Mental Health NurseBand 5Main area

Nursing
Grade

Band 5
Contract

18 months (fixed term)
Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref

367-ACMS-101563
Site

99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL
Town

St Albans
Salary

£33,677 - £40,996 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

30/08/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewWe have an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in St Albans, Hertfordshire. We are also accepting newly qualified nurses, the Trust has a 6-12 month preceptorship programme which you would be expected to complete if you are newly qualified.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering care to Adults with mental health issues
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an exceptional organisation with big ambitions, our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a "Good to Great" journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Please refer to the "Main Duties Of The Job", "Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities" sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.
Main duties of the job*To support the ACMHS in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication
*To be directly involved with our busy clozapine, depot and physical health clinics which are ran every week and will include administering medication, ordering, storing and liaising with team Psychiatrists.
*To support the ACMHS and service users by conducting First Contact assessments, acting as a duty worker on the busy duty desk and being part of the team rota.
*To hold a caseload of up to 20 service users who will have ongoing mental health and/or social care needs.
*To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referrals to and discharge from the ACMHS across in-patient, primary care and community services
*Maintain effective joint working with other teams such as EPMHS, PATH, MHSOP, CRHTT etc and other community based teams according to local circumstances.
*Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the general public, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting
*To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively co-ordinating care planning and review meetings, and case conferences as appropriate.
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ’Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesA) Clinical Responsibility
*To manage a patient caseload, identified in consultation with medical, nursing and other professions and agreed by the ACMHS Team Leader.

*To establish and maintain effective individualised nursing and social care by assessment of patient’s problems; planning; implementation and evaluation of agreed interventions; clear and concise documentation of individualised client care and use of electronic patient record systems. Using Connected Lives Assessments, care and support plans and risk assessments.

*To be aware of the physical needs of people with mental health problems and refer physical conditions on as appropriate.

*Establish therapeutic relationships with individual clients, relatives and carers.

*Be responsible for the administration, carriage and storage of medication in accordance with relevant Trust policies. To ensure safe disposal of equipment used in the community e.g. syringes, needles, in accordance with Trust policies.

*Be responsible for the administration of prescribed medical treatments and monitoring effects in accordance with clinical procedures adopted by the Trust.

*Use research findings in designing nursing care programmes and develop awareness of the significance of nursing research and wider evidence based practice in community mental health care.

*Participate and be responsible for running nurse led clinics e.g. Depot, clozapine and physical health.

*Demonstrate an awareness of the needs of carers of patients with mental health problems and develop strategies to meet those needs; e.g. self-help groups, respite care, Carers Act.

*Ensure that the principle of continuity of care is maintained and that appropriate plans are made for client’s discharge and transfer from the clinical areas in line with Care Programme Approach (including acting as care coordinator), Community Care Act 1990 and Discharge Policies and the National Service Framework for Mental Health.

*To have a working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent legislation as it affects the client group.

*To participate in the Trust’s adverse incidents reporting systems and comply with the Trust’s procedure and techniques for managing risks.

B) Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility
*Assist in...