Senior Community Learning Disability / CAMHS practitioner

NHS; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Community Nurse to join their Suffolk Community CAMHS team. This role offers the opportunity to work with children with learning disabilities in a supportive environment, focusing on high-quality, evidence-based care. The successful candidate will manage a caseload, conduct assessments, and collaborate with various professionals to enhance service delivery.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression opportunities

Starting annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 33 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with relevant professional registration.
• Experience in mental health practice and team-based treatment delivery.
• Knowledge of Person Centred Care and the Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children with learning disabilities.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and implement nursing interventions.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Care planning

Risk assessment

Assessment skills

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse

Ongoing professional development towards degree level

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for a fulfilling and varied role? Do you want to develop your career in community learning disability nursing?

A rare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Community Nurse has arisen within our Suffolk Community CAMHS team for Children with learning disabilities.

As a team we continually strive to develop the services we offer, to ensure they're high quality and evidence based. To support our aims, we are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join our dynamic multi- disciplinary service. You'll be joining an innovative Multi disciplinary team working collaboratively with multiple agencies and professional clinicians.

Our service covers the geographical area of East and West Suffolk and you'll be responsible for managing a caseload from our base in Ipswich.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate should possess excellent and varied communication skills, enjoy working as part of a team, and working closely with colleagues from a range of disciplines. You will be able to work independently, carry out comprehensive assessments and plan, implement and evaluate delivery of nursing interventions as part of the holistic approach.

You will also be able to demonstrate that you are able to apply your nursing skills to a wide range of situations, in working with children with a learning disability and families living in the community across Suffolk.

We have a culture of continued learning, working as a close LD mental health specialist pathway. The team hold monthly protected days which includes a variety of training, reflection, supervision and service development.

We place an emphasis on the importance of clinical supervision and continued professional development; we offer a variety of opportunities in a supportive, friendly and stimulating working environment. We'll support and encourage you to develop specialist experience and expertise as appropriate - whether you wish to be part of QI projects or be part of a leadership group planning and implementing the driving change for Transforming Care and Quality Standards for Learning Disability. Here is your opportunity!

About us

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.

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.

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.

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.

Details Date posted

22 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

246-ESU7207498

Job locations

Mariner House

43 Handford Road

Ipswich

IP1 2GA

Job description Job responsibilities

Please note, you must have a full and valid driving licence due to the community element of the role and the large geographical area that the LD CAMHS team cover.

The team is based in Ipswich and there will be an expectation of travel. Due to the nature of community health services, the successful candidate will have a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

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!

Job description Job responsibilities

Please note, you must have a full and valid driving licence due to the community element of the role and the large geographical area that the LD CAMHS team cover.

The team is based in Ipswich and there will be an expectation of travel. Due to the nature of community health services, the successful candidate will have a clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

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!

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Experience Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages

Desirable

• Previous community experience

Skills Essential

• Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills
• Competent assessment 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 of Children
• Knowledge of national policy influencing Children's mental health care

Other Essential

• Able to travel independently

Desirable

• Ability to transport patients as appropriate

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Experience Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages

Desirable

• Previous community experience

Skills Essential

• Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills
• Competent assessment 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 of Children
• Knowledge of national policy influencing Children's mental health care

Other Essential

• Able to travel independently

Desirable

• Ability to transport patients as appropriate

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Mariner House

43 Handford Road

Ipswich

IP1 2GA

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Mariner House

43 Handford Road

Ipswich

IP1 2GA

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)