Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health for Adults
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-WSN7038475-D
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chatterton House
- Town
- Kings Lynn
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
Band 6
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Job overview
We currently have a substantive Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse post within CMHT open to applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses. The team is based in West Norfolk covering surrounding areas. We are a recovery focussed, multi-disciplinary team providing an effective, supportive, and professional service for our Services users and Carers.
You will be a qualified professional with experience of supporting people and their families, preferably in the community. You will demonstrate a strong understanding of your role as a Care Coordinator/Assessor and join our dedicated multidisciplinary team working closely with a range of partners to provide appropriate community interventions for those individuals referred to the team.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience.
Every individual makes a valuable contribution in the team. We are proud of our staff, and we are looking for people to join us in continuing to develop what the service of West Norfolk CMHT looks like.
You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have an interest in working within a busy and dynamic Community Mental Health Service. The post holder will undertake the planning/delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a MDT/multi-agency environment.
- Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
- Provide planned care/risk assessment / screening for patients within their care plan and ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the MDT and via caseload management/supervision.
- Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
- To advise the Responsible Clinician(s) and/or health and social care professional of any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
- To work within the MDT and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
- To ensure service users/carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the MDT.
· Participate in the duty worker rota (Monday to Friday 10:00am to 16:00pm).
- Undertake the supervision of students that will be undertaking placements within the Team.
- Undertake Management and Clinical Supervision for junior colleagues.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Within this role you will work with an established and supportive MDT. As with many services we currently use a blended model of virtual and face-to-face working which provides opportunities for flexibility. You will have knowledge, skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in adult mental health.
We will expect the post holder to work collaboratively and flexibly with others to undertake assessments, develop and share psychological formulations and develop treatment plans.
You will be responsible for managing a caseload, assessing and planning treatment for your patients. Working with the patient to plan care and optimise treatment plans. Feeding back to the MDT and working within the team for the best outcome for the patient
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in the specific area
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
- Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Leadership/Management training
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
- Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills
Desirable criteria
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte.Taylor-Roberts
- Job title
- Clinical Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01553 699933
- Additional information
Daniel Manning
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