Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Job summary

Senior Practitioner Band 6 role working in the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team

Are you dynamic?

Do you want to make a difference to the care that people receive?

Do you want to influence change?

Then come and join our amazing team here at Great Yarmouth Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. We are a unique team in that we are integrated to the ward and our day-care facilities as a partial hospitalisation service which enhances and supports patient centred care to provide a smooth transition throughout our services to ensure that the highest quality of care is received for all our patients and carers.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will also carry out emergency assessments from Community Teams, GP's and A&E Out of Hours in view of gate-keeping possible admissions, ongoing care or referral to external teams. The team also visits Service Users at home to plan and implement care packages for Crisis and Home Treatment Team patients.

As a team we embrace a Quality Improvement approach.

We are a small team where retention is high and the opportunities to work between our services for individual development is very much supported. We pride ourselves in ensuring that our team are supported and given the best opportunities where possible.

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 professional 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

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-GYW7202041

Job locations

Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to work flexibly as this service covers 24 hours 7 days a week. Although you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, there will be elements of lone working. The post will sit under the Great Yarmouth & Waveney Acute Mental Health Services within a supportive and progressive Locality.

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!

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to work flexibly as this service covers 24 hours 7 days a week. Although you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, there will be elements of lone working. The post will sit under the Great Yarmouth & Waveney Acute Mental Health Services within a supportive and progressive Locality.

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!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective risk management and risk management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Competent assessment skills
  • Competent and effective treatment skills
  • Full driving licence
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Nursing degree or equivalent Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective risk management and risk management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Competent assessment skills
  • Competent and effective treatment skills
  • Full driving licence

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

Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU


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

Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Acting CTL

Louisa Marshall

Louisa.Marshall@nsft.nhs.uk

01493337698

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-GYW7202041

Job locations

Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU


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