Senior Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

NHS

  • Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Suffolk CRHTT are now under new operational Leadership and line Management making it an exciting time to join the team. Are you an experienced mental health professional looking to utilise your clinical skills in a different setting? The CRHT teams areseeking Senior Crisis Care Practitioners to join us.Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse?Are you looking for a challenge and do you want to make a difference to the people that we care for? If you answered yes to these questions, we have a role suited to you.The Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team are looking to recruit compassionate, dedicated, and conscientious individuals who want to make a positive difference to adults experiencing mental distress and mental health crisis. CRHTT are looking for band 6 Practitioners who are positive change agents to lead a Transformationagenda across the team.This role is to work across the crisis support pathway based in Wedgwood House (West Suffolk Hospital Site).You will work within a multidisciplinary team providing care, treatment, and assessment to patients both at base and in their own homes.Main duties of the jobThe CRHTT are very proactive and highly skilled at managing risk and supporting service users in West Suffolk who present in crisis and persons needing intensive support to avoid hospital admission.We are - the 'front-door' to acute services, providing triage, assessment, intensive support, and alternative to admissionhand in hand with support of families and 3rdparty providers.The staffing teams also works with service users already in hospital to ensure that they can be supported at home at the earliest opportunity to support their recovery.CRHTT delivers patient care twenty-four hours a day. Shift working is in place to ensure this service is delivered.There is an expectation thatyou will have the ability to clinically lead care delivery and will be proficient in clinical care including care/discharge planning, risk assessment, admission prevention, environmental health & safety, Mental Health Act work and physical health care.We are looking for professionals who want to be involved in assessments and home treatment for people in crisis. CRHTT is an age inclusive service.About usWhy 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.Communication is key, we are currently in the midst of significant positive change and growth within the CRHTT team. We are therefore looking for someone who can communicate in a professional manner with a wide spectrum of people to achieve the best outcome for our service users and their families/supporters.We are looking for someone who has exceptional complex decision making skills. CRHTT Requires you to work autonomously whilst maintaining professional standards, and fostering good working relationships across teams.Benefits included with this role are:-
  • 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.
DetailsDate posted21 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum/ pro rataContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible workingReference number246-WSU7380233-AJob locationsWest Suffolk CRHTT, Wedgwood HouseBury St EdmundsIP33 2QZJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesCPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.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!Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. 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 @NSFTjobsIn return for your individual skills and knowledge, we are fully committed to assisting you to meet your professional development needs and enabling you to provide high standards of care, in a supportive environment.For further details regarding this role, please see the attached job description and person specification. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesCPD is determined through appraisal with a personal development plan agreed between an individual and their manager, with the commitment of the necessary time and resources.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!Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. 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 @NSFTjobsIn return for your individual skills and knowledge, we are fully committed to assisting you to meet your professional development needs and enabling you to provide high standards of care, in a supportive environment.For further details regarding this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
  • Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
ExperienceEssential
  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
  • Experience in delivery of clinical interventions
  • At least 2 years of experience working within adult acute mental health wards or secondary community mental health services
Desirable
  • Experience in delivering group based interventions
OtherEssential
  • Able to travel independently
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration
  • Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)
ExperienceEssential
  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
  • Experience in delivery of clinical interventions
  • At least 2 years of experience working within adult acute mental health wards or secondary community mental health services
Desirable
  • Experience in delivering group based interventions
OtherEssential
  • Able to travel independently

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