Community Mental Health Nurse

Community Mental Health Nurse

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Are you caring & compassionate & want to make a difference by delivering mental health care & treatment to people in their community? Are you a registered MH nurse? Or about to qualify as an RM.

If this is you, then the Enhanced MH Team West in Barnsley wants you to come & join us.

We are a multidisciplinary team that provides high quality face-to-face care utilising the FACT model (Flexible Assertive Community Treatment) which is central to keeping people well and out of hospital.

The successful candidate will be the key person in the service users' recovery journey, working with other agencies and alongside family & carers, keeping the person at the centre of all we do.

We offer flexible working hours between 08:30 – 19:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 – 17:00 on weekends & BH. We are family friendly & all staff have agile working equipment. We are open 365 days a year & pride ourselves on excellent team working.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload of around 25 people, and will be responsible for arranging care, liaising with other professionals and agencies, managing and reviewing care plans and risk assessments ensuring these are done collaboratively in a recovery focused manner, keeping the person and their carers at the centre of all we do.

The team uses the Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Model, and we have a daily shift coordinator on a rota system which requires the successful candidate to delegate and prioritise work, oversee and facilitate the daily morning meetings, manage the team diary and carry out any urgent visits.

The successful candidate will need to be an efficient organiser, managing their workload and be flexible to meet the needs of service. They will need to manage their own requirements for supervision in line with their professional registration.

For further details please contact the team manager on

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

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