Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse - Bristol

Job summary

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Mental Health Nurse to join our team.

Bristol Community Rehabilitation Service includes a multi disciplinary community team and a recovery focused 10 bed accommodation service. We work with people with complex mental health needs who could benefit from intensive support and therapeutic interventions. Our service is focused on providing effective interventions to support people in achieving their recovery goals. The service has a particular focus on supporting the inpatient rehabilitation pathway including people who have been in out of area rehabilitation placements.

The team includes a wide range of skilled and highly motivated staff including Peer Workers, Recovery Navigators, Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists, a Social Worker, a Consultant Psychiatrist, and Clinical and Counselling Psychologists.

Main duties of the job

You will carry out specialist rehabilitation assessments, provide rehabilitation focused interventions including psychosocial interventions, medication management and administration, Key Working, and working with carers.

You will also provide Recovery Navigators in the team.

The successful candidate will work primarily in the community team.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust):a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

AWP is committed to support and create a positive research and evidence-based environment and culture, which can have a beneficial impact on everyone who works for the organisation and the care we provide to those who use our services.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Details

Date posted

28 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

342-BR060-0426

Job locations

Community Rehabilitation

162 Pennywell Road

Bristol

BS5 0TX