Mental Health Practitioner/Community Mental Health Nurse


Company:	Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Nottingham, NG6 0DH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Jul 2026
Closing date:	8 Aug 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner/ Community Mental Health Nurse (Band 6) to join the City North Local Mental Health Team (LMHT).

If you are a confident, experienced clinician looking for a new challenge and would like an opportunity to use your skills working in a busy, rewarding and supportive environment we would like to hear from you.

LMHT is a community-based service which operates Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.

The LMHTs provide mental health services for adults across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

We help patients and their families cope with periods of severe mental illness and assess, plan and implement a personalised path of recovery. Some of our patients may require short term intervention, and sometimes longer-term care plans will be put in place.

We are seeking an enthusiastic team player, working within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability and experience to manage complex cases in partnership with other agencies. In return the successful applicant will receive training and support to develop specific therapeutic skills to enable them to provide a high-quality service to our patients and their families.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

This is a rewarding and vital role within the team, delivering treatment to our patients within a supportive environment. In return, we offer a vast range of benefits and opportunities.

Benefits of working at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust include:

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous NHS pension scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Sick pay

Comprehensive induction and ongoing training

Commitment to career development

Wide range of training and development opportunities

Working in a supportive environment

Retail Discounts

Option to purchase additional Annual Leave

Clinical Supervision

Preceptorship Programme

Staff Health and Wellbeing Services

Day to Day Duties:

Caseload management under the Care Programme Approach

Initial assessments and one-to-one interventions with service users.

To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, devise and implement treatment plans for service users.

To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice as a nurse practitioner.

To establish and maintain robust communication networks with clients, carers, team members, other health care and social care workers within urgent care and the community

To use interpersonal skills in diffusing potentially emotive situations while undertaking assessments and pathway planning within acute settings.

To demonstrate high level communication skills.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

This advert closes on Thursday 23 Jul 2026

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