Senior Mental Health Nurse, Young Adults Lead (Flexible Hours)

Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; West Stow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Up to 307 hours holiday entitlement

FREE physio service

FREE Yoga and Pilates

Cycle scheme tax-free bikes and access

Support with revalidation

Post graduate training opportunities

DBS check paid

Job summary

The West Suffolk Young Adults Mental Health Service (YAMHS) is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in Bury St Edmunds, focusing on young adults aged 18-25 with moderate to severe mental health challenges.

You will undertake assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions, lead care coordination, participate in duty and triage, and contribute to quality improvement and service development to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration.
• Essential: Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of young adults, providing assessment, treatment, care coordination, and recovery-focused support.
• Undertake mental health, risk, and urgent assessments, developing and reviewing person-centred care plans.
• Participate in duty, triage, and multidisciplinary working to ensure timely and effective care.
• Monitor patient progress, manage risk, and support safe discharge planning.
• Work collaboratively with service users, carers, partner agencies, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, care documentation, and performance reporting requirements.
• Support clinical governance, quality improvement, service development, and evidence-based practice.
• Provide supervision, mentorship, and support to students and junior colleagues.
• Promote safeguarding, patient safety, and the Trust's TALK values in all aspects of practice.

Skills

Clinical assessment tools usage

Safeguarding

Team collaboration

Education

Registered professional (Mental Health/Learning Disability Nurse OR Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker)

Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor or Practice Educator training

Job description

The West Suffolk Young Adults Mental Health Service (YAMHS) is recruiting a Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in Bury St Edmunds, focusing on young adults aged 18-25 with moderate to severe mental health challenges.

You will undertake assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions, lead care coordination, participate in duty and triage, and contribute to quality improvement and service development to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care.