Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Community Psychiatric Nurse - Crisis NW Team

Closing date: 30 July 2026

Job summary
The successful candidate will:

• be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team who work creatively, collaboratively and compassionately to deliver the very best standards of care
• have regular supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities
• provided with excellent learning and development opportunities for staff, as well as strengthening clinical research.

This is a development post and not suitable for an NQN.

You will initially be employed at a Band 5 at your current salary whilst you are working through your Band 6 competencies. You will be expected to demonstrate these competently in practice. Please be aware that the expected time to complete competencies and become a Band 6 will be approximately 6 months after starting your new role. Following successful achievement of meeting the competencies, your salary will be reviewed and your pay band confirmed at band 6 pay step 1.

In the unlikely event that you didn't meet the competencies, an action plan would be put in place to support you to address the competency gaps; you would remain as a Band 5 and the opportunity for a Band 6 at this time will not be confirmed. Salary payment until your competencies as band 6 are met will be AFC band 5 scale.

Main duties of the job

• To support the NW CRHTT in establishing and maintaining effective inter-team and inter-agency communication
• To support the NW CRHTT and service users by conducting assessments
• To provide effective liaison/communication relating to referrals to and discharge from the NW CRHTT across primary care and community services
• Maintain effective joint working with other teams such as ACMHS, EPMHS, PATH, MHLT, PLS, Crisis House, CRHTTs, the Pendell crisis house, MHUCC, CGL etc and other community-based teams according to local circumstances.
• Ensure effective communications with relatives, visitors, voluntary organisations and the public, thus encouraging participation in care delivery. To respond sensitively to the needs of relatives and carers, often in a highly emotive setting
• To liaise with other professionals in relation to client care, actively co-ordinating care planning and review meetings, and case conferences as appropriate.

About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Details
Date posted: 23 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £33,677 to £50,387 a year per annum pro rata inc. 5% of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 397-A&UC-101445
Job locations: St Pauls, NW Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team ( CRHTT), Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5XY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The band 5-6 development highlights the experience and education available to provide the applicant with the essential skills and knowledge required for a band 6 nurse role within Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The Pathway provide the applicant with 15 competencies including Personal / Professional Development, Management and Team working, Clinical skills, Safety & Quality, and Facilitation of learning.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RMN or Dip / BSc / Msc in Mental Health Nursing

Previous Experience
Essential

• Experience in acute and community areas.
• Experience in care planning, change management and use of Microsoft Office
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of physical health contributions to Mental Health issues, difficulties and assessment

Desirable

• Experience in working with acute mental health problems in community setting

Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential

• An understanding of the needs of people with acute mental health problems
• Ability to communicate effectively within a multi- professional team.
• Ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or reassuring skills are required
• A good team player
• Ability to deal with distressing circumstances and challenging behaviour
• Ability to work well in a team setting
• Ability to cope with an unpredictable work pattern and frequent interruptions
• Understanding of legal framework and social factors involved in community care
• Multi-professional working/case management
• Ability to use computer skills for entering clinical notes on the electronic patient records, driving, utilise the keyboard to manipulate spreadsheets, etc., clinical skills
• Ability to concentrate, frequency and consequences of interruptions. Include if the patient group has limited understanding or challenging behaviour.
• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, which prevents you from driving)

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Pauls, NW Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team ( CRHTT), Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5XY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader: Elinor Munien, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com