Mental Health Nurse in Bury St Edmunds

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Service is Monday to Friday 09.00am - 5.00pm - 3 days negotiable .)

Site F Block Town Bury St Edmunds Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 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 are recruiting a Mental Health Nurse to join our Team working with Older Adult services in West Suffolk within the Dementia Assessment Service (formerly known as MATS)

We are keen to recruit practitioners who have an interest in older people but particularly dementia so that they can develop in the speciality.

You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious with an ability to be motivated for working independently, with a view to providing the best outcomes for people using our service. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy and sensitivity in their approach to both working with people accepted into the service and with fellow team members, to foster positive team culture.

In return we offer a supportive multi-disciplinary team environment where you will be encouraged to develop your own knowledge of dementia assessment and diagnosis. Development within the team is encouraged with a firm sense of working towards the national dementia diagnostic rates and the processes that support this outcome.

Main duties of the job

The primary focus of the team is on collaborative working to provide timely diagnosis and early treatment through processes universal to dementia assessment services throughout the country. Specific roles of the band 5 practitioners includes triage and information finding on referral to the service to ensure that the appropriate people are accepted. Working in conjunction with families is a large part of the role. Some home visits and assessments in care homes with adjustments to the full assessment process is expected, as is support to the prescribers in the team by undertaking physical health checks for those on medication initiated by the service.

Main duties of this role include:

• Screening and triage of referred people under supervision of senior practitioners.
• Involvement in MDT meetings including presenting findings from individual cases.
• Physical health monitoring for people on medication initiated by the service.
• Attending weekly team governance meetings, regular reflective practice sessions and case formulations
• Supporting the Team with enquiry calls.
• Conducting home visits and assessments under the instruction of senior practitioners.

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 their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

This role requires the ability to travel to various locations to meet service needs. Access to a vehicle for work purposes is necessary, as some office sites and client care bases may not be easily reached by public transport.

Qualifications

• Valid registration with NMC
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training

Knowledge

• General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act

Other

• Ability to travel independently

Experience

• Experience of personal development through appraisal

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart 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.