Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Community Mental Health Nurse - MHSOP
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We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People in East Hertfordshire.
As part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide holistic, person-centred assessment and care for older adults living with functional mental illness, dementia, frailty and complex mental health needs. The role includes mental health and risk assessment, care planning, care coordination, multidisciplinary working and supporting service users and carers through periods of acute or complex mental ill health.
We welcome applicants with experience from across mental health services and value the transferable skills, knowledge and perspectives they can bring to the team. You will need to work confidently and autonomously while contributing positively to collaborative clinical decision-making and effective partnership working.
The post covers both Oxford House in Bishop’s Stortford and Rosanne House in Welwyn Garden City, with flexible shift and weekend working required in response to service needs.
You will work alongside Clinical Psychologists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Mental Health Nurses, with access to regular supervision, reflective practice, professional development and training opportunities.
If you are passionate about high-quality care for older adults and want to make a meaningful difference, we would love to hear from you.
As a Band 6 CPN within the Crisis Function Team, you will provide rapid assessment, intervention and support to older adults experiencing acute mental health crises in the community. You will undertake urgent mental health, risk and needs assessments, developing, implementing and evaluating person-centred care plans that promote recovery, maintain independence and reduce hospital admission. You will act as Care Coordinator for a defined caseload, ensuring care is delivered, reviewed and updated in line with Trust standards and CPA requirements.
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Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver community-based interventions and work closely with the MDT, primary care services and partner agencies to ensure seamless care pathways. You will maintain effective communication with service users, carers and families, supporting collaborative decision-making and positive outcomes.
The post holder will be responsible for medication management, monitoring effectiveness and side effects, maintaining accurate clinical records and ensuring compliance with Trust policies, safeguarding procedures, professional standards and relevant legislation. You will undertake complex risk assessments, implement risk management plans and respond effectively to mental health crises. You will also support students and junior staff, contribute to audit and quality improvement activity, and help deliver a safe, responsive and recovery-focused service.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
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HPFT is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.
Our Trust Values Are
The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
- Welcoming
- Kind
- Positive
- Respectful
- Professional
These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Daisy Richards
- Job title: Professional Lead for Social Care - Older Adults
- Email address: daisy.richards2@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01707 364003
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