Senior Community Mental Health Nurse


Location
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum pro rata
Profession
Mental health nurse
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
20 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
07 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

4 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

  • Experience

    Familiar with risk assessment and its management

  • Qualifications

    Nursing degree or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Previous community experience

  • Qualifications

    Evidence at social care / health related study

Job overview

Community Mental Health Nurse - Band 6

Are you a Nurse with an appetite for challenges, learning and making a difference to the communities we support. Central Norfolk North West CMHT is a friendly and supportive team looking to recruit a Band 6 Nurse to complete the team.

Do you want a role that brings job satisfaction and challenges where no day is the same?

Main duties of the job

The North West Community Adult Mental Health Team is looking to employ an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse.

Are you passionate about promoting recovery and do you hold the values and beliefs in line with the ‘Recovery’ model and ways of working within mental health?

Are you someone who wants a career within Adult Mental Health Care, with a forward thinking Trust and team supporting you?

Our Team and Service is committed to supporting you in developing career pathways within the community and retaining good quality and experienced staff.

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!

Please visit our website to hear from some of our current nurses on why they work here and on some of our services. You can also visit our Facebook page Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

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.

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Applying for this NHS job

This advert is for Senior Community Mental Health Nurse with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health nurse role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.

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