Band 5 Mental Health Nurse

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bury St Edmunds is seeking a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse to join their Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. The role involves supporting service users through mental health crises, conducting assessments, and working within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have experience in a mental health environment and be committed to recovery-focused practices. Comprehensive training and career progression opportunities are provided.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programs

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health teams is preferred.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments.
• Administer medication in line with policies.

Responsibilities

• Support service users during crises.
• Deliver care in service users' homes or community.
• Maintain documentation in electronic records.

Skills

Experience in mental health environment

Understanding of recovery-focused approaches

Good communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

We, the West Suffolk Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team and currently have a substantive Band Mental Health Nurse post available and are looking for a nurse to join our trust and bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm for developing the service.
Our team work together to support each other as well as giving you the autonomy to work with individuals, develop therapeutic relationships and support individuals to live as rich and meaningful a life as possible. We are a recovery focused, multi-disciplinary team providing an effective, supportive, and professional service for our Service Users and Carers.
We are looking for people to join us in building what the future service of looks like. You will be supported to develop a strong understanding of your role as a Band 5 Mental Health Nurse and join our dedicated multidisciplinary team working closely with a range of partners to provide appropriate interventions for those individuals referred to our service.
Our aim is to continually improve service delivery, service user / carer experience, and work towards positive outcomes., You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure.
You can expect a manageable case load and a supportive management team to ensure you're able to work independently but support is never far away if needed.
The ideal candidate should have experience in working in a mental health environment and ideally experience in working in community teams.
+ Undertake comprehensive, person-centred mental health assessments (including risk assessments) for service users presenting in crisis.
+ Deliver time-limited interventions and nursing care in service users' own homes or in the community.
+ Implement and evaluate care plans.
+ Administer medication in accordance with Trust policy and NMC guidelines.
+ Promote recovery-focused, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approaches in all interactions.
+ Liaise closely with inpatient wards, GPs, community mental health teams, A&E, police, and social care services.
+ Escalate concerns appropriately and contribute to safeguarding investigations when necessary.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
+ Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and support workers.
+ Attend daily MDT handovers and contribute to risk formulation and treatment planning.
+ Maintain accurate and timely documentation in electronic patient records (RiO).
+ Provide clear and compassionate communication to service users and carers during periods of high distress.
+ You can expect a thorough induction and training / preceptorship period, and opportunities for ongoing development.