Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse Central Home Treatment Team


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham, B11 4HL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	17 Oct 2026

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Summary

Providing a gate keeping role to the inpatient units, screening all potential hospital admissions with responsibility 24 hours/7 days a week through a shift system. The ability to process knowledge into a comprehensive assessment tailored to individual needs, involving the service user and carers and other professionals where there may be differences of both expert and non-expert opinion and where not all of the relevant information may be available. Develop a specialised care package that may involve co-ordination of one or more other professionals/agencies as well as the personal and social networks of service users and their carers. Capable of participating effectively in multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team working. The ability to evaluate assessment information in light of service delivery and identified unmet need. The ability to intervene and resolve crisis for individuals in hospital or community settings through, Facilitating therapeutic co operation Involving the users social network of care in Crisis Resolution Sustaining appropriate involvement with individuals in crisis and initiating strategies for recovery. Freedom to act based on interpretation of broad clinical and professional policies to initiate action within broad policies seeking advice as necessary. To carry out or contribute to comprehensive assessment of complex health and social care needs including risk assessment and management, 117, C.P.A. and discharge planning. To identify risk categories and specific risk factors as well as recognise individual strengths and opportunities for positive risk taking. Influences and different perspectives in Crisis Assessment Capable of recognising various mental health problems and undertaking or participating in comprehensive, complex collaborative, holistic needs-based assessment, including the use of standardised assessment measures / tools. The ability to recognise the health and social factors that precipitate acute relapse and crisis. To work intensively and develop an individualised approach to the practical and functional needs of the service user. Be aware of the impact of aspects of social and cultural diversity on the mental health of individuals and groups Will be responsible for continuing professional development. Manipulation of fine tools and complex procedures Will be responsible for clients transportation following assessments or under the care of home treatment that are deemed to be at risk. Must have a good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and its use in the community. Will be responsible for transportation of medication for clients Will be responsible for the safe transport and storage of the out of hours emergency on call drug bag We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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