Mental Health Nurse

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: 1.00 WTE Band 5 substantive post and 1.00 WTE Band 5 12 months fixed-term mat leave cover ending November 2027 Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

Site Northside House Town Norwich Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 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.

We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background who pose a vast experience in different areas of mental health. Wealth of skills and expertise in mental health will be valued and career progression will be supported within our line management and appraisal structures.

Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills whilst in a clinical role? Would you like to work in well supported, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused multi-disciplinary Medium Secure team? Do you believe in co-production and embrace its principles?

We are currently recruiting 1x full time substantive post and 1x full time Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Within this role you will be involved in working alongside the MDT, working within the confines of a robust co-produced care plan that meets the individual service users’ needs whilst managing any risk factors for the individual or others.

The recovery focused approach allows an opportunity to work collaboratively with carers, relatives, and other third-party agencies. In addition, this role will focus on proactively supporting reintegration back into the community, linking with third party services such as housing, drug and alcohol, attending all the necessary reviews and professional meetings as scheduled.

Please note this role requires Shift work of day and night shifts covering a 24/7 working week.

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 and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Benefits included with this role are:

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• 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.

We are working hard to maintain usual recruitment process however please be aware that we may ask you to be interviewed via MS Teams rather than in person. Please also bear with us as we endeavour to recruit as many people as we can in unprecedented times.

Please note there are to role available within our Team, we are currently recruiting 1x full time substantive post and 1x full time Fixed Term Contract 12 months, ending November 2027

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.

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