Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Mental Health Nurse
The closing date is 20 November 2026
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Job summary
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for Band 5 mental health professionals with knowledge and experience in mental health, to work as an integrated part of the crisis care pathway.

You will predominately be based at Kettering General Hospital or Northampton General Hospital with the availability to work at either Hospital and countywide as required, providing frontline assessment and support to service users in ED and the wider hospital wards. This role also incorporates the wider functions of the Crisis Pathway that include countywide Crisis cafes in partnerships with local 3rd sector providers, Mental Health Hub, Police Street triage options, the Crisis House and Police Custody Healthcare.

Main duties of the job
Successful applicants would be willing to work across a range of these services during the working week, providing specialist mental health assessment and liaison to those in crisis.

Services aim to reduce mental health attendance at ED across the county, offer genuine opportunities for service users to self-refer at the point of crisis and provide partner organisations with proactive support and alternate pathways for service users who they come into contact with. The pathway has a strong emphasis in service user collaboration.

About us
NHFTwelcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

Car owner/driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Please be aware that all staff employed by NHFT are expected to adhere to the current infection prevention and control guidelines, this includes the wearing of face masks at all times that are approved for use within healthcare. If you have and queries regarding this please contact the named person on the job advert prior to completing your application.

Please be advised that this position is subject to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. All applicants must be eligible to work in a CQC registered Care Home and therefore must confirm that they have had a full course of an MHRA approved Covid-19 vaccination, unless exempt. Any successful applicants will be required to evidence their vaccination status as part of their pre-employment checks.
Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 270-TH451-MH
Job locations: Highfield Clinical Care Centre, Cliftonville Road, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Relevant core profession within health and social care
• Professional qualification held (NMP,HCPC)

Desirable

• Further training in supervising other

Skills and Experiance
Essential

• Experience in working in acute mental health care

Desirable

• Experience in working in the community

Personal statement
Essential

• Able articulate reason for applying for the role

Desirable

• Able to use examples of using core values in practice

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Highfield Clinical Care Centre, Cliftonville Road, Northampton, NN1 5BD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Mental Health Lead Practitioner, Nicola Clare, Nicola.Clare@nhft.nhs.uk
Supporting documents
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