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Senior Community Mental Health Nurse/PractitionerBand 6Main area: Community Mental Health for Older PeopleAre you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below.Grade: Band 6Contract: PermanentHours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)Job ref: 246-WSU6602921-ESite: Sage Centre, Newmarket HospitalTown: NewmarketSalary: 37,338 - 44,962 gross per annum/pro rataSalary period: YearlyClosing: 06/01/2025 23:59Norfolk 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 believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.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.JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATIONPlease read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.Job overviewAre you looking to join a forward thinking, supportive Older Peoples Community Mental Health team? Do you enjoy working as part of a team?Our friendly and supportive team, based at Newmarket Hospital in Newmarket and covering the Bury North area, are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join us in providing an excellent service to Older People in our area. We provide a community-based service to people of any age with a dementia diagnosis, and to Older People with a functional mental health diagnosis such as complex needs.Youll be working alongside a close-knit multi-disciplinary team of Assistant Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychological Therapists, Independent Prescriber and Psychiatrists as well as working closely with GP surgeries, PCNs, Social Workers within ACS and Care Agencies.We value the unique skills that all of the different professions bring to the team, and you will be supported within this role to utilise your specialist skills. You will be supported to attend any profession-specific training and learning events to support your ongoing CPD. We are looking for someone who is keen to contribute to innovative thinking and service development.We are looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital area. We are looking for clinicians who can work autonomously as well as within a team, someone who is approachable, flexible, and dedicated to improving the lives of our service users and carers.Main duties of the jobAs a Community Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for:Holding a caseload of patients with organic and functional presentations under CPA and NCPAAssessing and managing riskUsing Dialog+ where possible and Recovery Care Planning with service users and carersManaging your own diary and planning your dayAttending MDT meetings and wardsParticipating in the Duty RotaCommunicating effectively through notes on Lorenzo and letters to Service Users, GPs and other involved partiesDriving is essential for this roleWorking for our organisationHere 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.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 nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.Benefits included with this role are:A comprehensive in-house & external training programmesCareer progressionStarting 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 morePerson specificationExperienceAble to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experienceExperience in delivering group-based interventionsQualificationsNursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalentOtherAbility to travel independentlyKnowledgeKnowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effectsEQUAL 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 (formerly CRB)FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.#J-18808-Ljbffr