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Community Mental Health Nurse
Role summary
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The Community Mental Health Nurse provides assessment, care planning, treatment and ongoing support to adults experiencing mental health difficulties in community settings. Requirements typically include current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, relevant clinical experience, knowledge of risk assessment and safeguarding, and strong communication and documentation skills. The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams, promote recovery and independence, manage complex caseloads, respond appropriately to risk, and maintain high professional and confidentiality standards. A driving licence may be required for community visits.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is a major NHS mental health, learning disability and autism services provider in the north-east of England. The Trust serves communities across Teesside, North Yorkshire, York, Scarborough, Ryedale and parts of County Durham. Its services include community mental health care, inpatient treatment, crisis support, older people's services, forensic care, psychological therapies and specialist services for children and adults. As an NHS Foundation Trust, it combines public healthcare responsibilities with a degree of operational independence and is committed to recovery-focused, person-centred care. Employees work within multidisciplinary teams and benefit from NHS terms and conditions, professional development opportunities, occupational benefits and structured clinical governance.