Overview
The Bournemouth Older Persons Community Mental Health Team are looking for an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to join the team for 12-months maternity cover.
As a Mental Health Nurse, you will provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to adults and their families within a defined locality. This is primarily a care-coordination role, responsible for supporting patients on their journey of recovery. You should be a committed, dynamic, motivated professional with excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your work. You should have relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment and be able to apply the philosophies of engagement and recovery in your work with patients, their carers and their families.
You will work as part of a well-established supportive team made up of a Psychiatrist, Nurses, Psychologists, a Social Worker, Administration and a Support Time Recovery Worker. We offer peer support led by psychology and regular management and clinical supervision to enable you to feel safe in your practice whilst further developing your skills.
This role is full-time and you will need to have a valid driving licence and use of a car, as you will be required to assess and monitor patients in their own homes and within other community settings.
Responsibilities
* Provide a comprehensive, accessible and responsive mental health service to older adults and their families within a defined locality.
* Support the team leader and locality service manager in the implementation of the Dorset Healthcare Mental Health Strategy.
* Continuously develop clinical, team and service evaluation and delivery of service.
* Contribute to effective multidisciplinary working within the community mental health service and build effective liaison with community, primary, and other secondary and tertiary services/agencies to provide holistic care based on individual need.
Qualifications and skills
* Relevant and recent experience of working in a mental health environment.
* Ability to apply engagement and recovery philosophies in work with patients, carers and families.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills; ability to prioritise work.
* Full driving licence and use of a car.
About Dorset HealthCare
We’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We are an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and opportunity for all.
Application notes
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application.
As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work, including an employability service for application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know someone who would value this support, please contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net.
DBS and terms
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service can present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
This is a fixed-term role and for those with current NHS service, the role will be offered on a secondment basis only. Please obtain permission to be released on a secondment before submitting an application.
This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026.
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