Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse

NSFT; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house & external training

27–33 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 nurse to join the Intensive Older Peoples Service covering the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality. The role involves community assessment and treatment for older adults, with multidisciplinary teamwork and a focus on avoiding hospital admission when possible.

You will contribute to risk assessment, care planning, and coordinated support with service users and carers, including discharge planning and health promotion.

Qualifications

• Nursing degree or equivalent required.
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training.
• Experience working in a mental health setting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, review and deliver care in partnership with service users and carers in home and care home settings.
• Assess risk and develop management and safety plans with service users and carers.
• Plan safe discharges and arrange signposting and onward referrals.
• Complete physical health checks and integrate health promotion into practice.
• Maintain clear and timely documentation.
• Liaise with carers, families, care providers and MDT to ensure appropriate care.

Skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Nursing degree or equivalent

Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Job description

Main area Older Persons Community Mental Health Team Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-GYW8325858-A

Site Carlton Court Town Lowestoft Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

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.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to join the Intensive Older Peoples Service covering the Great Yarmouth and Waveney locality
We provide short term intensive community assessment and treatment for people with Dementia, as well as for those aged over 70 with a functional illness. Responding to emergency and urgent referrals, as well as those from our colleagues in the CMHTs.
We work closely with service users, families and care providers to agree a holistic and focused care and treatment package. We work as a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for our service users. Our aim is to avoid hospital admission where possible but we will support this when necessary.
A full induction will be provided and although previous experience of working with older adults is an advantage, we welcome applications from those with varying backgrounds.

We offer a supportive and open team environment where you will be encouraged to share your ideas and be part of the development of the service.

We offer team supervision led by our psychology department as well as individual supervision and appraisal.

You will require excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly in a busy and supportive environment.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, review and delivery of care and treatment in conjunction with the service users and carers, both in their own home and care homes.

You will be responsible for assessing risk and developing management and safety plans in collaboration with the service users and carers

You will need the ability to plan safe discharge from the team as well as signposting and onward referrals as agreed with the service user.

You will be expected to complete physical health checks and alert any findings outside of normal range whilst incorporating health promotion principles into practice.

You will be responsible for clear and timely documentation

You will liaise closely with carers, families, care providers and the wider MDT to ensure that the appropriate care and treatment is provided.

You will have a good working knowledge of the Mental health and capacity acts.

**Valid UK Driving licence is required for this post**

Working for our organisation

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.

Benefits included with this role are:-

• A comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake training

Experience

• Experience of working directly with service users in a mental health setting
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with older adults
• Experience of working in a community setting

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health conditions and treatment
• Knowledge of Mental health Act
• Knowledge of medication and monitoring protocols
• Interest in research

Other

• Ability to travel independently

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Joy Scottow Job title Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01496337654 Additional information

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