Community Mental Health Nurse – Central Youth
Band 5
Main area Community Mental Health Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-ESU8046904
Site Haymills House Town Stowmarket
Salary £32,073 – £39,043 gross per annum, Yearly
Closing 29/06/2026 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.
Job overview
Is it your passion to work creatively with children, young people and families?
Our Specialist Youth team covering East/Central Suffolk has an exciting opportunity for a Community Mental Health Practitioner to join their existing team.
Ideally, you’ll have experience and skills in working with young people and their families and carers. CAMHS experience would be especially welcome and as would knowledge of attachment, child development and working systemically. Consideration will be given to those on ASYE.
We continue to develop our care model to be more aligned with the needs of the local communities. This has created opportunities to not only recognise and consolidate what we are doing well, but also to drive creativity in radically changing service delivery. As such, this provides many opportunities for successful applicants to play a key role in bringing about positive change and making a difference, not only at an individual, family or team level, but in shaping the future direction of our services.
Main duties of the job
The team has been developing ways of working which help to identify the types of needs that arise for young people and their families and channel resources appropriately.
If you’d like the opportunity to work in a fast‑paced, intriguing role then we’d love to hear from you!
We are confident that being part of our team would enable you to be the Registered Nurse you trained to be. This role will offer you the time and facilities to make a difference.
Managing and assessing risk is a large part of our role and, as a team, we robustly make decisions in complete collaboration with all systems.
As a band 5 / Newly qualified Nurse/Social Worker/Mental Health Occupational Therapist you will be supported in your development and, if required, preceptorship. You will have exposure to lots of further training and development within a compassionate and highly skilled team.
You can expect regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development; you’ll be provided with a full induction programme and access to extensive training and career development.
We are committed to formulation and ensuring that the pathway of the young person is based on the biosocial model of care and that the voice of the young adult is heard and validated throughout their episode of care.
Working for our organisation
We are seeking a warm, compassionate and needs‑led approach with our service users, their families and their network.
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.
Benefits
- 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, click APPLY.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Nursing Degree or equivalent
- Valid registration with NMC
- Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training
Experience
- CPA implementation
- Experience in appropriate area
Skills
- Experience of personal development through appraisal
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.
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.
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