Senior Mental Health Nurse - Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Turning Point is recruiting an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse to join its mental health and substance use service in Wakefield. This is a part-time post of 18.5 hours a week, and driving is essential.

What you'll do:

• Carry out specialist mental health and risk assessments, formulation and care planning for people with complex mental health and substance use needs
• Respond to risk, safeguarding concerns and crises
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and lead and support colleagues
• Work with community mental health teams, GPs, social care and other partners
• Keep accurate records and support supervision and mentoring of colleagues and students

What they ask for: RMN with current NMC registration, significant post-registration mental health experience, strong assessment and risk skills, and knowledge of mental health law and safeguarding. Substance use experience is helpful but not essential.

Salary £41,769 pro rata, permanent. Turning Point also offers 33 days' paid holiday, rising with service to 35, and the option to buy extra holiday. Interviews are planned for 16 and 19 November.

Closing date: 17 November 2026 (the advert may close early).

Apply directly on Turning Point's website using the button on this page.