Senior Mental Health Practitioner - TIDES in Norwich

Band 6

Main area Early Intervention in Psychosis Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term or Secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-WSN8137560-B

Site Hellesdon Hospital Town Norwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 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.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a relatively new team, which aims to help young people at risk of developing psychosis who are experiencing an at-risk mental state. The Therapeutic Interventions for Distressing unusual Experiences Service (TIDES) is a team working therapeutically with young people across Norfolk & Waveney.

**If successful at interview you will be allocated to a locality. This will be Central or West Norfolk. There is an expectation that case managers split their time between the central bases.

We are accepting those with core professions from: mental health nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers. (You will require an up-to date registration).

We are a supported team currently made up of clinical psychology, systemic family therapy, cognitive behavioural therapists, mental health practitioners, support workers and a vocational worker, all of whom are from a variety of professional backgrounds. Our team will be offering young people evidence-based interventions such as psychoeducational work, individual CBT and family therapeutic work aimed at helping our young people and their families to manage their unusual experiences. TIDES practitioners work with small manageable caseloads and hold an integrated approach to the care we provide.

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.

When you join us, you can expect a thorough induction and ongoing support.

You'll be joining a team with extensive experience of working in a psychosis pathway, and we are passionate about helping our growing team to develop their skills and understanding in this area through ongoing CPD . You will be joining a supportive environment, with regular clinical team meetings, reflective practice and opportunities to work with the wider MDT, as well as working independently.

The ideal candidate will be a team player, have a good interpersonal skill, is flexible in their approach, and is enthusiastic about working with young people and young adults, to help live the lives they want to.

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.

Person specification

Qualification

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
• Completion of Preceptorship
• Recognised Leadership/Management training

Other

• Ability to travel independently

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Experience working in community mental health settings
• Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
• Prevention and Management of Suicide training

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.

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.

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.

Name Faye Fox Job title Community Team Manager Email address faye.fox@nsft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01603671941 Additional information

Due to flexible working, email contact is preferred.

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