Community Mental Health Nurse - Central Youth

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a dedicated team focused on mental health care for young people. This role as a Community Mental Health Nurse involves working creatively with children and families, ensuring their needs are met through compassionate and collaborative care. The position offers full support for professional development, including supervision and training opportunities, within a friendly and inclusive environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to transforming mental health services and making a real difference in the lives of young individuals and their families. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to grow in your career, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

27 days annual leave, increasing to 33

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in child and adolescent mental health services is preferred.
• Willingness to undertake mentorship training is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assess risk in collaboration with all systems.
• Support young people and their families in a compassionate manner.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Planning Skills

Ability to Work with Young People

Risk Assessment

Education

Nursing Degree or equivalent

Valid registration

Mentorship qualification

Job description

Community Mental Health Nurse - Central Youth

Band 5

Main area: Community Mental Health Nurse Grade Band 5

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (Flexible working available, 37.5 hours per week)

Job ref: 246-ESU6769982-A

Site: Hyamills House, Town Stowmarket

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 gross per annum (Yearly)

Closing Date: 23/02/2025 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.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes.

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.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!

We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.

Job Overview

Is it your passion to work creatively with children, young people and families?

Our Specialist Youth team covering East/Central Suffolk has an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Nurse to join their existing team.

Ideally, you'll have experience and skills in working with young people and their families and carers. CAMHS experience would be especially welcome, as would knowledge of attachment, child development and working systemically.

Suffolk CFYP services are in the process of innovative transformation. We are striving to develop our care model to be more aligned with the needs of the local communities. This creates opportunities to recognize and consolidate what we are doing well, and also to drive creativity in radically changing service delivery.

Our dedicated team is relatively small and is compassionate and responsive. There are processes to review our work, to develop areas of good practice, therapeutic skills, and support learning and development of staff.

Main Duties of the Job

The team has been developing ways of working which help to identify the types of needs that arise for young people and their families and channel resources appropriately.

If you'd like the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intriguing role, then we'd love to hear from you!

Managing and assessing risk is a large part of our role and as a team we robustly make decisions in complete collaboration with all systems.

As a band 5 / Newly qualified Nurse, you will be supported in your development and if required, preceptorship. You will have exposure to further training and development within a compassionate and highly skilled team.

You can expect regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development; you'll be provided with a full induction program and access to extensive training and career development.

We are committed to ensuring that the pathway of the young person is based on the biosocial model of care and that the voice of the young adult is heard and validated throughout their episode of care.

Working for Our Organisation

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and needs-led approach with our service users, their families and their network.

Here at NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

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.

Benefits You Can Expect:

• 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)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Valid registration
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training

Experience

• CPA implementation
• Experience in appropriate area

Skills

• Able to demonstrate the ability to organize, plan and implement work

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: 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.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK: 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.