Mental Health Nurse

Interim Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Children & Young People | NHS Organisation

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm

Setting: Community / Assessment Service

Contract: Interim – ASAP start, 12 weeks initially (strong expectation of extension)

Band: NHS Band 6 (Agency)

We are working in partnership with an NHS organisation to recruit an experienced Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to support a Children and Young People’s Mental Health Assessment Service. This is an urgent interim requirement, starting ASAP, with a high likelihood of extension due to ongoing service demand. This role sits within an Assessment Team and plays a critical part in ensuring children and young people receive the right care, at the right time, in line with the Thrive Model and service operational framework.

The Role

As a Band 6 RMN, you will be involved in delivering a high standard of mental health care to children and young people referred into secondary mental health services. You will work both autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, managing risk, prioritising referrals and coordinating care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as Shift Coordinator, screening referrals to determine whether they are urgent, crisis or routine
• Taking calls from professionals, parents and carers regarding mental health concerns and risk
• Completing face-to-face urgent and routine mental health assessments
• Presenting assessment outcomes at daily MDT outcomes meetings and identifying appropriate interventions or treatment pathways
• Working within the service operational framework and Thrive Model to support assessment, signposting, intervention and discharge
• Producing high-quality clinical documentation, completed within required timeframes · Demonstrating strong risk assessment and risk management skills
• Providing clinical supervision, mentorship and support to junior colleagues and students

Essential Requirements

Candidates must meet all essential criteria

• Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with active NMC registration
• Minimum of 1 year’s post-registration experience as an RMN in the UK
• Experience working within a mental health setting
• Strong assessment, triage and risk management skills
• Confident communicating with children/young people, families, carers and professionals
• Ability to work Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm

Why Apply?

• Immediate interim opportunity within a specialist CYP mental health service
• Monday–Friday working pattern (no nights or weekends)
• NHS Band 6 agency role with extension potential
• Opportunity to work within an assessment and triage-focused service, making a real early
• intervention impact
• Full support from an experienced healthcare recruitment agency

Apply Now

If you are a Band 6 RMN with UK experience and are available for an ASAP interim role, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact us directly for a confidential discussion. If you’re ready for your next step and want to make a real difference to patient experience, we’d love to hear from you. For further details, please reach out to Megan Hadley with a copy of your latest CV and rate expectation to the email address provided.