Mental Health Nurse/Mental Health Social Worker

OverviewWe are currently looking for highly motivated, experienced and innovative Band 6 Psychiatric Nurses or Mental Health Social Workers to join our CMHT. We are a lively, dynamic, nurturing, supportive and busy multi-disciplinary team who provides care coordination and recovery-focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of service users, covering shared care and carrying out assessments. You will be involved in training, mentoring and supervising new and unregistered staff as well as providing excellent front-line clinical care. We believe our staff are our most valuable resource and we are passionate about creating a culture of compassion, collaboration and continuous improvement. We have our own unique, internal Academy of Excellence supporting registered staff to gain support throughout their careers to realise their aspirations, as well as links to local universities to support further education and development.

Our CMHT provides compassionate, kind and recovery-focused care to our patients, carers and their families. You will need to be able to work autonomously in the community and use your own initiative. The successful candidates will have sound clinical skills, administration and IT skills. You will also need excellent assessment and communication skills. There will be lots of shadowing/training opportunities to introduce you to the care co-ordination role and you will need to work alongside other agencies to promote holistic recovery-focused care.

Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of service users, covering shared care and carrying out assessments.

Provide front-line clinical care within a community setting.

Engage in training, mentoring and supervising new and unregistered staff.

Collaborate with other agencies to promote holistic, recovery-focused care.

Qualifications and Skills

Band 6 qualification (Nurse) or Mental Health Social Worker.

Ability to work autonomously in the community and use own initiative.

Sound clinical, administration and IT skills.

Excellent assessment and communication skills.

Willingness to shadow and participate in training to learn the care coordination role.

About the TrustHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Join usOur Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative ..... full job details .....