Senior Community Mental Health Nurse (Older Persons)

NSFT; Wymondham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house and external training

Career progression

Annual leave 27–33 days

NHS discounts

Job summary

NSFT is seeking a Senior Community Mental Health Nurse (Older Persons) for the Gateway House site in Wymondham. The role, Band 6, is permanent and part of a flexible, full-time/part-time setup with the potential for job sharing.

The team provides comprehensive care for adults with mental illness and dementia, with opportunities for professional development and training. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments, create person-centred care plans, and may travel to patients' homes

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current professional registration.
• Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent).
• Evidence of social care/health related study.

Responsibilities

• Assess people with moderate to severe mental illness and plan care.
• Develop treatment plans with senior staff support.
• Conduct memory assessment work as needed.
• Deliver direct patient care and ensure recovery and discharge planning from start of treatment.
• Support learning environment for students and multi-disciplinary team coordination.

Skills

Nurse registration

Mentorship ENB988

Risk assessment

Team communication

Education

Nursing qualification/Registration

Job description

Senior Community Mental Health Nurse (Older Persons)

Band 6

Main area Community Mental Health for Older Adults Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible working patterns that include Mon and Friday as days off are unlikely to be supported.) Job ref 246-CEN8338094

Site Gateway House (Wymondham) Town Wymondham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 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

Community Mental health Team in Central Norfolk

Come and join a great team who care about service users and each other.

Working with people with moderate to severe mental illness who require specialist secondary care services as well as people with dementia and comorbid mental illness.. The team provides a comprehensive service and works with a variety of other services to connect people to the support they need.

You will be based at Gateway House in Wymondham and work as part of a team assessing and treating people people with moderate to severe mental illness who require specialist services and whose needs cannot be met elsewhere in the local system or by other partners.. The team provides diagnoses and formulates holistic, person-centred care and treatment. You may be required to undertake assessments in a patients own home based on clinical need and you need to be wiling to travel across South Norfolk.

Our Team is in a phase of transformation and modernisation and you need to be willing to respond positively to change that will benefit service users and new ways of working. We are committed to developing and improving the service. We value research and have received a Trust Excellence Award for our engagement in research.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assess people with moderate to severe mental illness There will be some memory assessment work in the role. The postholder will develop treatment plans with support from an experienced team that includes Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Senior Nurses and an Occupational Therapist. The postholder will ensure service users have a clear recovery and discharge plan from the beginning of treatment.

NSFT's Community Services for Older People were rated Good in the most recent CQC inspection report and we are proud of our positive and caring approach to the patients and carers we are working with.

As a team we focus on Continuing Professional Development and have a drive for further developing our clinical knowledge and skills. The team have established links with Primary Care and other agencies, which enhance our work and ensure we are able to help and support our patients.

Working for our organisation

Benefits included with this role are:-

• 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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency environment.
• Support and advising to other health care professionals. To support aspects of service development.
• Provide an appropriate learning environment for relevant students.

Person specification

Qualification

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with the relevant professional registration
• Mentorship (ENB988 or equivalent)
• Evidence at social care / health related study

Experience

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

Other

• Able to travel independently
• Ability to transport patients as appropriate.

Knowledge

• Up to date and evidence-based knowledge of Person Centred Care
• Working knowledge / application of the Mental Health Act

Skills

• Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

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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.