Job summary
You will work as a Band 6 Senior Community Nurse with the Crisis Response Team in providing high quality, evidence-based, holistic assessments to patients in line with your NMC professional code of conduct and Trust policies. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care based upon individual service user needs, under the guidance of the Team Leader as per NICE guidance. The team works closely with the 2 other teams which form the Urgent Care Pathway - Hospital Liaison and Home First - to respond to urgent and emergency mental health crisis. Assessments can be completed within the community and ability to drive is essential. The Team have use of a lease car. The team also covers the 111 Option 2 telephone contact service and a part of your role will be to take calls from service users contacting this service. As required by your manager, you will have responsibility for the day to day co-ordination of the shifts within the Crisis Response Team. You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services; providing a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service for 365 days a year working shifts where appropriate and operationally required. Shifts are 11.5 hours with an hour break time. Ability to work some night shifts is essential.

Main duties of the job
Please note that this role outline serves to provide an illustrative example of the duties and responsibilities you may be expected to undertake during the course of your normal duties. It is not an exhaustive list and you will therefore be required to undertake other responsibilities and duties that are considered to be commensurate with the band.
Core Clinical Function

• Provide comprehensive assessment and care planning in line with the requirements of the Mental Health Care Clusters
• Produce accurate and timely documentation on all service users in line with your professional code of conduct and Trust policy.
• Triage of referrals received and to ensure a timely response and accurate allocation of referrals received according to risks.
• Participate in the planning and ongoing review of service users either awaiting assessment or allocation for continuing care to ensure care provided is effective and safe
• Provide practical support, advice, signposting and education to service users, carers and other disciplines.
• Have an awareness of other statutory and voluntary service provisions to signpost service users for appropriate care.
• Responsible for the recording of all patient related activity information onto Paris.
• Carry out risk assessment of the individual and of the potential hazards in the service user's environment.

About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us (subject to terms and conditions)
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Details
Closing date: 28 October 2026
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 364-B-227-A

Person Specification
Clinical
Essential:

• Post Graduate Experience

Desirable:

• Assessing Experience in a Mental Health setting

Good Written English
Essential:

• High quality of written English, as our assessments are viewable by the service user

Desirable:

• Expert learning in assessments and care planning, such as STORM

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.

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

Employer contact details
Clinical Lead: Daniel Aldis, daniel.aldis@nhs.net, 07581067938

Employer details
Employer name: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Abberton Day Hospital, The Lakes MHU, The Lakes Mental Health Unit, Colchester, CO4 5JL
Employer's website: Apply through our website

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.