Job summaryOur Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) currently has an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Community Mental Health Nurse to join the team.
Are you ready for a new challenge and a new opportunity? Are you ready to work for a team which is strongly committed to professional development and offering in-house training opportunities? B & P CMHT cover the areas of Bordon, Petersfield and the Strawberry Primary Care Network in Havant
The team is a highly supportive and innovative team that aspires to provide a responsive, safe, effective, caring service that is well led. You will be joining a team that is established and supportive.
We are looking to recruit a health care professional who is skilled and with a passion for working within mental health to deliver high quality of care and support. This post is open to newly qualified nurses and we encourage applications from newly qualified staff who are looking to work with the CMHT.
For an informal discussion please contact Emma Turnbull Service Manager on 02382 310200 or email emma.turnbull@nhs.netAt present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.Main duties of the job- To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care needs of a specific group of service users.
- To supervise mentor and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.
- To co-ordinate care for a specified group of service users.
About usHampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
DetailsDate posted: 08 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rataContract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 348-PSE-12482
Job locations: Petersfield Hospital, Swan Street, Petersfield, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LB, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesFurther information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Mental Health Nurse\*
- Successful completion of preceptorship
- Full Driving Licence
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Petersfield Hospital, Swan Street, Petersfield, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3LB, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Emma Turnbull, emma.turnbull@nhs.net, 02382310200
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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
