Community Nurse

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Community Mental Health Team at a time of innovation and service development.

As a fully integrated member of the Community Mental Health Team, the post holder will support the implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework with a focus on supporting the delivery of interventions aimed to address the physical health inequalities faced by people with Severe and Enduring Mental Health Illness (SMI) The post holder will seek to influence, improve, and promote positive lifestyle choices and behaviours, which will lead to better health outcomes and a reduction in preventable ill health. Key lifestyle behaviours include being smoke free, eat well, move more and drink less.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.

"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"

Main duties of the job
The Community Mental Health Team work with individuals who experience complex mental health difficulties as well as other challenges, which at times prevent them from accessing mainstream services. This role will involve supporting the physical health needs of our patient group both in a clinical setting as well as outreach work within the community and within peoples own homes.

The post holder will work alongside mental health nurses, health improvement practitioners, occupational therapists, support workers, psychologists, substance misuse worker, assistant practitioners, social worker and social inclusion worker.

About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.

As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.

We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.

We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.

Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number: B9832-2026-NM-10342-2
Job locations: Cumberland Centre, Damerel Close, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 4JZ, United Kingdom; Avon House, Mount Gould Hospital, Plymouth, PL4 7QD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out specialist one-to-one and group interventions for behaviour change.
• Undertake physical health monitoring, including outreach for those who are difficult to engage.
• To work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team to promote the physical health and wellbeing of service users within specialist mental health services.
• Liaise with partners to help reach target populations and communities.
• Actively seek out Hard to Reach populations and help them to engage in health lifestyle initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of training programmes for other professionals /interested parties internally and externally.
• Support the development, promotion and co-ordination of health activities and other community engagement events.
• Signposting/referral into the One You Plymouth service and/or partner services such as IPS, and Harbour.
• Contribute at appropriate network meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Monitor and evaluate outcomes via processes, procedures and systems.
• Give feedback on performance and local intelligence to senior management team.
• Ensure that all stakeholders receive up-to-date information on a wide range of health improvement topics.
• Contribute to the communications and marketing strategy by collecting case studies and photos.
• Develop fact sheets and resources.
• Contribute to research and development as directed.
• Act as a Health Champion, Making Every Contact Count.
• Be up to date with a range of health improvement topics through competency-based learning.
• Support the nursing team in daily medication management
• Support the team in delivering medication interventions such as depot medication administration
• Assess and utilize relevant clinical tools to support with monitoring side effects of medication and addresses as clinical indicated with the wider team
• Complete relevant mental health clinical competence to support practice.

4.1 Responsibility for People Management

• The post holder will be responsible for the induction of new team members.
• The post holder may be responsible for the line management of junior staff, providing day-to-day management and supervision, absence management and appraisal.
• The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinics run smoothly.
• The post holder may be responsible for the delivery of training.
• The post holder once trained may lead or support health walks.
• The post holder will be responsible with supporting Students in practice

4.2 Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources

• Collect information regarding purchasing and invoicing to support managers budgetary requirements.

4.3 Responsibility for administration

• Ensure records are up-to-date and stored as per record keeping policy.
• Responsible for developing training and psycho-social education packs, presentation, leaflets and handouts.

4.4 Responsibility for people who use our services

• Responsible for giving advice and support to service users and/or family members/carers over the phone, face-to-face and digitally.
• Responsible for case load management.
• Required to attend external events, speaking to members of the public or event administration.
• May be required to present information at steering groups, forums, events, seminars and conferences.

4.5 Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments

• The post holder will contribute to service development and implement changes to established working processes as appropriate.

4.6 Other Responsibilities

• Share all data collection with the Business Hub for data analysis, performance and audit purposes,

COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS

• The post holder will interact with the general public, work colleagues, stakeholders, Livewell Southwest colleagues and workplaces.
• Design and produce health promotion displays, presentations and publicity.
• Establish and maintain effective channels of communication across Livewell Southwest and the wider community.
• Market and promote the One You branding and underpinning health improvement messages with a particular focus on priority areas.
• Seek opportunities to raise awareness of health promoting messages through the Comms team and wider partners such as national campaigns etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB

• This role requires the post holder to engage in physical activity.
• There is likely to be frequent sitting and standing.
• Frequent effort to lift and manual handing of equipment for health events, clinics and training etc.
• Keyboard work is likely throughout the working day.
• Concentration required when delivering client support and health improvement interventions.
• Concentration required for reading documents and assimilating knowledge.
• The post holder will be required to keep up-to-date with public health documents and NICE guidance.
• Some training delivery may be emotive E.g. Suicide Prevention and Mental Health First Aid. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line-manager on such occasions.
• Some one-to-one and group interventions may be upsetting for the client. The post holder may need to seek support from colleagues or line-manager on such occasions.
• The post holder will use VDU for high proportion of time. However all staff will be entitled to a workstation assessment and VDU check.
• Will work in a variety of settings including home, office, community centres, outdoors at health events, traveller sites and inpatient settings.
• Service core hours are 0900-1700.
• Engaging service users in treatment interventions in at times unsanitary environments

Please see attached full Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues/diagnosis and the effect on the individual, this includes impact to their physical health
• Knowledge and understanding of the psychology of behaviour change
• Knowledge of the benefits of health improvement interventions
• Understanding of determinants of health and health inequalities
• Understanding and commitment to Community Development approaches
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodology

Desirable

• Awareness of sources of up to date relevant data/information i.e. national and local guidance relating to health promotion interventions
• Knowledge of the RETHINK tool.

Qualifications
Essential

• RGN/RMN/ Dip HE - NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional/personal development in health improvements/ behaviour change/public health
• Evidence of competency in IT skills/ECDL or equivalent

Desirable

• Some health promotion certificates such as Brief Interventions for Alcohol, Mental Health First Aid.
• Training qualification.
• Motivational Interviewing training/qualification

Additional requirements
Essential

• Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team and manage own caseload

Experience
Essential

• Relevant experience of community health promotion work
• Relevant experience working with individuals with mental health issues
• Experience and ability to work on a one-to-one basis and with local groups on specific health initiatives
• Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of people and groups using a strengths based approach
• Experience of working with and sustaining partnerships with statutory, public, private and community voluntary sector

Desirable

• Quantitative and/or qualitative research
• Experience of leading/developing and implementing Health Promotion initiatives
• Experience of delivering weight management interventions

Specific Skills
Essential

• Able to deliver training sessions in group sessions using effective leadership and facilitation skills
• Medication management
• Ability to sustain good working relationships with local people, colleagues, external organisations and partnerships.
• Ability to self-motivate and motivate people to effect behaviour change
• Ability to prioritise plan and manage workload
• Project planning and management, including monitoring analysis and evaluation of projects
• Multi-media communication and presentation skills
• Development of health education resources
• IT literate

Desirable

• Data analysis and interpretation
• Depot medication administration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Livewell Southwest
Address: Cumberland Centre, Damerel Close, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 4JZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Bronwyn Shaw, bronwynshaw@nhs.net

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