Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Community Psychiatric Nurse to join our friendly team at Trafford North CMHT. This is a wide ranging job role which offers a wealth of learning opportunities. The desired candidate will have proved experience of working in a demanding mental health setting and awareness of delivery of community mental health care. You will hold and manage a caseload of service users all with SMI and have Care Coordinating responsibilities under the Care Program Approach Guidelines. You will have proven experience of integrated working with inpatient units, HBTT, social care sector, police and third sector providers. A knowledge of implementation of the MHA within community settings would be beneficial, along with an understanding of provision of care packages and associated documentation. The team covers an ethnically and culturally diverse area, and you will have the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds and psychosocial needs. By assessing your clients and their carers’ needs you will be able to access and signpost to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in the local area. We support staff to achieve an effective work‑life balance and maintain positive wellbeing, providing flexible working options where possible.
Responsibilities
* Assessments, care planning, psychosocial interventions, safeguarding, duty assessments.
* Report writing, attendance at tribunal hearings and support with the depot clinic.
* Effectively manage own caseload, accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
* Undertake formal mental health and social care/care act assessments of new clients within own caseload.
* Undertake assessments of clients as part of the CMHT duty system in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
* Assess, care‑plan, provide interventions and evaluate and record community mental health and social care delivered to clients on own caseload.
* Provide effective care coordination to an identified caseload of complex service users, ensuring the delivery of evidence‑based interventions to encourage successful outcomes under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
* Provide specialist mental health assessments, continuing care assessments and advise management plans as requested (e.g. from Local Authority Social Workers, medical, nursing or social workers and nurses from the CCG).
* Promote positive mental health and physical care to clients in all situations.
* Encourage and support clients to collaborate in their treatment programme and recovery.
* Encourage self‑help as much as possible, promoting the maintenance of skills and independence in clients.
* Support health promotion and act in a consultative role/advisor to other community services/agencies and personnel in relation to individual clients and their mental health issues.
* Take the clinical lead for the service within your area of specialism and provide advice, guidance and support to colleagues and other professionals.
* Undertake specialist assessments when required in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2007, The Mental Health Act and Local Authority Safeguarding Adults Procedures.
* Undertake and record comprehensive risk assessments, devise and implement risk management plans for clients at risk of vulnerability, self‑harm or risk of physical, sexual or emotional harm to others, using the STAR V2 Risk Assessment Tool.
* Take a lead role in service developments within your area of specialism.
Qualifications
* Proven experience of working in a demanding mental health setting.
* Experience of integrated working with inpatient units, HBTT, social care sector, police and third sector providers.
* Knowledge of implementation of the MHA within community settings (beneficial).
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, delivering services from more than 160 locations across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Staff benefits
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and bank holidays.
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
* Excellent pension.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Salary sacrifice car scheme.
* Wellbeing programme.
* Blue Light Card discounts.
This advert closes on Friday 21 Nov 2025.
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