Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Training programmes

Career progression

Annual leave 27 days increasing to 33

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the Waveney Adult Community Mental Health Team. The role requires registration as a Mental Health Nurse, OT, or Social Worker with experience in community settings and working-age adults under the Care Programme Approach.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, handle referrals, perform robust assessments, manage a caseload, and contribute to triage and care coordination with

Qualifications

• Qualified professional Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disability) or Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with relevant registration.
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants).
• Ongoing professional development toward degree level if registration is upon diploma level.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver direct patient care with multidisciplinary and multi-agency involvement.
• Manage a caseload and provide mental health care services to people with mental health care needs.
• Be responsible for accurate mental health clustering on admission, discharge and review.
• Ensure clustering information is shared with other Trust teams on transfer of patients.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
• Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.

Job description

Job summary

Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner - Waveney Adult Community Mental Health Team
Waveney Mental Health Team are looking for new Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioners. You will be a qualified professional Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with experience of working in the community supporting working age adults with mental health problems following the Care Programme Approach. The successful candidate will demonstrate a sound understanding of their role as a Care Coordinator and join our friendly multidisciplinary team of Social Workers, O.T.s and Nurses who are experienced community practitioners. You also will be part of the triage and assessment process within the team for referrals from the GP surgeries and other services. So, you will need to demonstrate robust and sound assessment skills. Your potential team colleagues are Assistant Practitioners, Peer workers, Psychologists, Psychological therapists, Carer's support, Physical health lead, Employment worker, Psychiatrists and Therapists all ably supported by our admin staff.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake the planning and delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment.
• To manage a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
• To be responsible for accurate mental health clustering of all patients on admission, discharge and at review.
• To ensure all mental health clustering information is passed onto other Trust teams or services on transfer of patients.
• To ensure accuracy and quality of mental health clustering activity within the team.
• Applicants must hold a full UK driving licence.

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.

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. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 246-GYW8347341
Closing date: 09 November 2026

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities.

Benefits

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• 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

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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
• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
• Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Desirable

• Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice

Experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
• Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
• Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages

Desirable

• Experience in delivering group based interventions
• Experience in supporting service development

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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address: Victoria House, 28 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1PH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Community Team Manager, James Farebrother, [e-mail], 01502532100

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust's privacy notice.