Job summary Position: Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse Team: Older Persons Mental Health Team Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm Location: NHS Norfolk and Suffolk foundation Trust, The Sophie Centre, The Julian Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK As a Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse within the Older Persons Mental Health Team, you will provide comprehensive mental health care to older adults experiencing a range of mental health issues, including dementia. This role involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centered care in the community. This role will be heavily weighted to providing depot medications in patients own homes and running a small depot clinic. you will also arrange and attend section 117 aftercare review meeting for some our client group. you will also have a small caseload of mental health patient and work under the close supervision of you clinical peers and line manager. Main duties of the job This role requires a compassionate and empathetic approach, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively within a team. You will play a crucial role in improving the mental health and quality of life for older adults in the community. Duties surround: Assessment and Care Planning Direct Patient Care Multidisciplinary Collaboration Patient and Family Support Documentation and Record Keeping Professional Development Health Promotion About us 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. Date posted 04 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year gross per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 246-CEN6987387 Job locations The Sophie Centre, The Julian Hospital Bowthorpe Road Norwich NR2 3TD Job description Job 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 Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension 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) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page NSFTjobs Job description Job 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 Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pension 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) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page NSFTjobs Person Specification Qualifications Essential Nursing Degree or equivalent Valid registration with NMC Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training Other Essential Ability to travel independently Desirable Ability to liaise with statutory / non statutory bodies due to clients' needs Person Specification Qualifications Essential Nursing Degree or equivalent Valid registration with NMC Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training Other Essential Ability to travel independently Desirable Ability to liaise with statutory / non statutory bodies due to clients' needs Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Address The Sophie Centre, The Julian Hospital Bowthorpe Road Norwich NR2 3TD Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)