Senior Community Mental Health Nurse

Job summary
We currently have opportunities within our City CMHT's, 1 substantive full time post and a part time substantive post and 2 fixed term Band 6 Community Mental Health Nurse post's open to applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses. The team is based in central Norwich and covers central based Gp practices. 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 Norwich CMHT looks like.

You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure. Please state your preference to the substantive or fixed term post in your application.

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 holders 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 09:00am to 17:00pm).

Undertake the supervision of students that will be undertaking placements within the Team.
Undertake Management and Clinical Supervision for junior colleagues.

About us
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

Job 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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Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with the relevant professional registration
• Nursing degree or equivalent Mentoring / Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)

Desirable

• Evidence at social care / health related study

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel independently
• Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role.

Desirable

• Ability to transport patients as appropriate
• Able to liaise with statutory / non- statutory bodies due to patients' needs.

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Familiar with risk assessment and its management

Desirable

• Previous community experience

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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address: The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital, Norwich, NR2 3TD, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Marten Payne
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Details
Date posted: 24 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year gross per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 246-CEN8232964
Job locations: The City Anchorage, Julian Hospital, Norwich, NR2 3TD, United Kingdom