Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary
Do you have a passion for working with people who have a mental illness impacts on their offending behaviour, you may be the right person for the Forensic Community Mental Health Team. We are a small MDT who work across all of the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust area (Coventry, North Warwickshire and South Warwickshire) providing care and treatment to people whose mental health has led to serious offending and engagement with the criminal justice system. The role will include

Main duties of the job

• Working with people who have a mental illness, which is associated with their offending behaviour
• Complete comprehensive risk assessments including HCR-20#
• Liaise and engage with criminal justice agencies, such as police, probation, prisons etc.
• Attend relevant meetings with MAPPA and MARAC where relevant.
• Provide oversight of medication, including depots.

About us
Candidate Information Pack Dec 24

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 444-8213789-MH
Job locations: Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Working with people who have a mental illness, which is associated with their offending behaviour
• Complete comprehensive risk assessments including HCR-20#
• Liaise and engage with criminal justice agencies, such as police, probation, prisons etc.
• Attend relevant meetings with MAPPA and MARAC where relevant.
• Provide oversight of medication, including depots.

See JD for further information

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Current unrestricted registration with NMC
• Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and theory
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
• Relevant training and experience specialist short courses
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge
Essential

• Excellent written communication skills

Experience
Essential

• Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting
• Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
• Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
• Experience of safeguarding and investigations
• Proven experience of people management
• Experience of research based/reflective practice, e.g. understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence based practice
• Experience as a preceptor / mentor

Other
Essential

• Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.