Community Mental Health Practitioner | East London NHS Foundation Trust

Looking for a new and exciting challenge? Look no further

Bedford Community Mental Health teams (part of East London Foundation Trust) are seeking enthusiastic and motivated Mental Health Nurse to join our forward-thinking and dynamic team.

You as a post holder will be working collaboratively with all the secondary mental health services including Primary Care Mental Health Link Practitioners, the primary care services, and the Voluntary and Private Sector to contribute to providing a Recovery focused model of care.

Within this team, you will have access to various career growth opportunities such as;

Advance Clinical Practice training and Approve mental health practitioner course

Psychosocial intervention trainings

Regular Nurses forums and seminars- where nurses across the trust can come together, share ideas, improve practice and collaborate to fulfil requirements of CPD.

We understand that this may be your first job in the community mental health services, however we are committed in supporting our staff with their wellbeing, training and career development. Continuous professional support is given throughout your career with us and unique skills and achievements are highly recognised and celebrated Trust wide

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy or get in contact with us.

The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team. This will involve the
assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client. The post holder will be confident and competent in administering IM injections and fully aware of the Medicines Management Guidance & Associated policies.

This advert closes on Friday 29 May 2026