# Community Mental Health Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Norwich
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T08:01:21.549Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Great_Yarmouth/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Midwifery/Nursing_Midwifery-v8176619
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8176619?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to join the Youth Team in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. This is an innovative service currently working with young people aged 14-25 and their families. We are a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team and are passionate about working together to offer treatment and care to the young people who we support.

The role will involve working with young people with a range of complex presenting problems and will include direct therapeutic work. We offer an environment where you can learn and further develop your skills. Supervision will be available from within the team to support you. We have regular education sessions that are led by different members of the multi-disciplinary team and visiting professionals that aim to keep us all updated with the latest and best clinical knowledge. As a whole team we are keen to continue developing and to ensure that we are offering the best possible service to the young people we work with. We are looking for motivated people, with good interpersonal and communication skills, enthusiasm and drive, for working with children and their families whilst they are going through a difficult and stressful period in their lives, in terms of their mental health and well-being.

### Main duties of the job

We're a very experienced group of professionals and are looking forward to welcoming new members of staff to the team. You can expect plenty of support, training and opportunities to develop and progress your career with us. Working as a registered practitioner with a client group with stable needs, under supervision. The management of a defined caseload with the support and supervision Responsible for the joint assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of service user care packages, in consultation with the Care Co-ordinator. To work towards and participate in the model of care appropriate to area i.e. the social inclusion and recovery with the service user. To identify any carers involved and ensure statutory obligations are met. The post holder will be responsible for a delegated case-load.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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!

## Person Specification

### other

**Essential**

- Ability to travel independently

### Skills

**Essential**

- Medicine Management
- Team working, Risk Assessment, Observation skills,
- Sound communication skills, oral and written, Good interpersonal skills
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organize, plan and implement work
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- NMC Code of Conduct & Rule 18A2
- NMC Guidelines on record keeping and administration of medication and other NMC guidelines

**Desirable**

- A clear understanding of mental health presentations.

### Experience

**Essential**

- CPA implementation
- Partnership working

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working with people with mental health needs

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse - Mental Health
- Valid registration with NMC

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479443)
- [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863)
- [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028)

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