Community Mental Health Nurse Role Offering Meaningful Support in London: Apply Now with Sponsorship

A chance to steady older adults living with frailty while shaping real change in a close knit team

Location
Red Oak Lodge London E11 4HU

Type
Permanent Full time Part time Flexible working

Salary (£)
38682 to 46580 per year plus HCAS

About NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
They look after more than four million people across North East London, Essex and Kent. Their teams focus on mental health and community care that feels personal and grounded. They work closely with families, keeping people safe through evidence based practice and small everyday wins. If you want a place where your voice matters and your growth is taken seriously, their community might be what you’ve been waiting for.

Job details

Benefits

• Flexible working options offering room to balance home life and care delivery
• Wellbeing support through counselling and staff networks that help you stay steady
• Strong supportive team focused on learning and shared problem solving
• Inclusive culture where individuality is respected and encouraged
• Career development with training, guidance and structured induction to help you grow

Requirements

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with UK registration
• Experience in adult mental health including complex presentations
• Experience with older adults living with frailty or dementia
• Clinical confidence in tasks like depot administration ECG and venepuncture
• Calm communication skills that help families feel included
• Awareness of national guidance for older adult mental health
• Ability to manage a caseload while staying organised under pressure
• Basic IT skills for clinical recording

Salary Details

This Band 6 role offers 38682 to 46580 per year plus HCAS depending on experience and hours worked.

About the Role

This role sits in the Older Adult Mental Health Team in Waltham Forest where you’ll support people living with frailty functional mental illness or dementia. You’ll look after a mixed caseload and coordinate care that helps each person stay steady. You’ll assess needs write plans and review progress with an eye on recovery and social inclusion. Some days you’ll guide families through tough moments. Other days you’ll step in with clinical skill when symptoms shift. Your work will shape how people feel about their days and that’s no small thing. You’ll also take part in the duty rota where timely decisions can make all the difference. If you enjoy meaningful patient contact and want room to grow your clinical voice this could be your next move.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess mental health needs to shape plans that support recovery and independence
• Coordinate care safely so older adults feel supported rather than overwhelmed
• Deliver clinical interventions like depot medication ECG and blood sampling to guide treatment decisions
• Work with families to ease worry and offer clear updates that build trust
• Monitor risk so concerns are spotted early and escalated when needed
• Collaborate with the wider team to ensure joined up care for every person
• Support carers by completing assessments that recognise their role and burden
• Contribute to service development to push for better and fairer mental health support

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

A Disclosure and Barring Service check is required.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Skilled Worker Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates who meet the Home Office criteria.

Equal Opportunity Statement

They welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage individuality. They are a Disability Confident employer and support people who need adjustments.

Employer Details

• Company Name NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
• Address Trust Head Office West Wing CEME Centre Marsh Way Rainham Essex RM13 8GQ
• Contact 0300 300 1530

Reference Number
395 WF094 25

How To Apply
If this sounds like the kind of impact you want to make apply now before the role closes.