Senior Mental Health Practitioner- Early Intervention in Psychosis in Great Yarmouth

Senior Mental Health Practitioner- Early Intervention in Psychosis

Band 6

Main area Early Intervention in Psychosis Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-WSN8337053-A

Site Resource Centre, Northgate Hospital Town Great Yarmouth Salary gross per annum pro rata Closing 17/11/2026 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

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for to join our team as a full-time, substantive Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner/Case Manager

We cover the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area, which includes Lowestoft/Beccles

We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about improving services for those experiencing a first episode of psychosis aged 14-65. This is a substantive opportunity to become a part of a highly skilled and experienced team delivering interventions to those people experiencing a first episode onset of psychosis.

Previous experience of working with Psychosis in Early Intervention teams would be advantageous but is not essential.

You will be work alongside a dedicated group of clinicians who hold the service user, family, carers and social recovery at the centre of all that they do whilst being guided by National Standards to deliver timely and evidenced based interventions.

A core qualification is required, you might be a nurse, social worker or occupational therapist.

Phone calls, teams calls or visits to meet the team and manager are welcomed and encouraged.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the care coordination of a caseload of people, working alongside the current MDT to deliver NICE concordant care.

NSFT is committed to lifelong learning and continuous professional development (CPD) for its entire staff. There are a variety of definitions of CPD across the professions but it is usually taken to mean learning activities which update existing skills.

CPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

Person specification

Qualification

• Nursing degree or equivalent (OT/social worker qualification)
• Student nurse supervisor/assessor training or willingness to train

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Minimum of a year post-qualification experience
• Experience of working within an EI team
• Previous experience of working with people experiencing psychosis
• Previous experience of working in the community
• Previous experience of case management

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

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart 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.