# Senior Mental Health Practitioner- Early Intervention in Psychosis > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner-early-intervention-in-psychosis/4704446f-8bd1-440f-b8ad-02fb23759c93 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-practitioner-early-intervention-in-psychosis/4704446f-8bd1-440f-b8ad-02fb23759c93.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Northgate Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** gross per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T15:06:53.979Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Great_Yarmouth/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Early_Intervention_Psychosis/Early_Intervention_Psychosis-v8337053 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8337053?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have a rare and exciting opportunity for to join our team as a full-time, substantive Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner/Case Manager We cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, which includes Lowestoft/Beccles We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about improving services for those experiencing a first episode of psychosis aged 14-65. This is a substantive opportunity to become a part of a highly skilled and experienced team delivering interventions to those people experiencing a first episode onset of psychosis. Previous experience of working with Psychosis in Early Intervention teams would be advantageous but is not essential. You will be work alongside a dedicated group of clinicians who hold the service user, family, carers and social recovery at the centre of all that they do whilst being guided by National Standards to deliver timely and evidenced based interventions. A core qualification is required, you might be a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist. Phone calls, teams calls or visits to meet the team and manager are welcomed and encouraged. ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for the care coordination of a caseload of people, working alongside the current MDT to deliver NICE concordant care. NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills. CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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 - gym membership - NHS discounts and many more. 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 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience - Minimum of a year post-qualification experience **Desirable** - Experience of working within an EI team - Previous experience of working with people experiencing psychosis - Previous experience of working in the community - Previous experience of case management ### Qualification **Essential** - Nursing degree or equivalent (OT/social worker qualification) - Student nurse supervisor/assessor training or willingness to train ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 264.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686331) - [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) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.