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Job overview
We are recruiting a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our Team in Central Norfolk Locality, where you will be based at Sophie Centre, Norwich.
We provide assessment and treatment for older people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in the community. We work with service users with a variety of mental health concerns, alongside working closely with families and carers as well as external agencies to provide a holistic approach and work in a creative and flexible way to provide a positive outcome for our service users on their recovery journey.
Main duties of the job
Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused community team?
We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background with experience in different areas of mental health. We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users.
You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, review and delivery of care and treatment in conjunction with the service users on your capped caseload. You will be expected to support duty cover for the team on a rostered basis and will liaise with other agencies to ensure care needs are met.
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!
Interviews are yet to be confirmed, and candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days’ notice. 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.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role.
- Able to travel independently
Desirable
- Ability to transport patients as appropriate.
- Able to liaise with statutory / non-statutory bodies due to patients’ needs.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work
- Ability to identify and action change in health care need
- Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of Person Centred Care
- Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act
Desirable
- Knowledge of mental health needs for older people.
- Knowledge of national policy influencing older persons’ health care
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- Familiar with risk assessment and its management
Desirable
- Previous community experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with the relevant professional registration
- Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor training (in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018)
Desirable
- Evidence at social care / health related study
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This advert is for Senior Community Mental Health Nurse with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, East of England, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum. The contract type is Permanent: or Secondment. The application deadline is 21 Jun 2026.
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