Mental Health Nurse *3k Welcome Bonus*: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Mental Health Nurse to join our Crisis Assessment and Intensive Support Team (CAIST) within the Suffolk Crisis Service. This is a dynamic and rewarding role supporting children and young people in acute mental health distress.

You will be responsible for assessing referrals, delivering direct care, and managing a caseload in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. The role involves work in a fast-paced environment where your clinical expertise and decision-making will have a direct impact on service users and their families.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertake direct assessments and deliver care plans for children and young people in crisis.

  • Ensure the appropriateness of referrals and continuity of care across services.

  • Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners including CAMHS, social care, and education.

  • Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students.

  • Maintain accurate mental health clustering and documentation across all stages of care.

  • Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse with the relevant professional registration
  • Practice Supervisor / Practice Assessor training (in line with NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment 2018)

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
  • Familiar with risk assessment and its management

Skills

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate the ability to process, plan and delegate work

Desirable

  • Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice

Others

Essential

  • Be able and willing to undertake further training / development specific to the role.

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).

Closing Date: 12 September 2026

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