Senior Community Mental Health Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you a skilled and experienced mental health practitioner looking to join a passionate and dedicated team?

Our Memory Assessment Team for Care Homes (MAT-CH) works with service users to make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing. The service supports care homes across Norfolk and Waveney, focusing on dementia diagnostic assessment, care planning, and supporting care home staff to manage service users’ needs and behaviours. We believe that working closely with service users and their families or carers enables us to provide personalised care planning that meets individual needs.

The post holder will visit service users in care homes to assess their mental health needs. The role will be based at an identified NSFT site, with opportunities for hybrid working.

We are seeking individuals with experience of working within older people’s community mental health services, particularly in dementia assessment and management. The post holder will work closely with wider older people’s community mental health teams, sharing knowledge and expertise to support continuous learning and development.

Main duties of the job

The Memory Assessment Team for Care Homes (MAT-CH) is a nurse-led service that works closely with locality consultant colleagues to support complex assessments and interventions. You will become an integral part of a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team comprising a Nurse Consultant, Service Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist and Community Mental Health and Learning disability Nurses, supported by an experienced administrator.

The post holder will undertake comprehensive mental health and cognitive assessments for people living in care homes who present with suspected dementia, contributing to diagnostic formulation, care planning and ongoing management. They will provide specialist advice and support to social care staff, families and carers regarding person-centred care, support planning, and the non-pharmacological management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team, care home staff, families and carers to promote positive outcomes and high-quality dementia care. The post holder will actively participate in clinical audit, reflective supervision and continuing professional development to support service improvement and maintain high standards of clinical practice. The role requires regular travel across Norfolk and Waveney; therefore, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with the relevant registration
  • Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants
  • Ongoing professional development working towards degree level (if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Experience

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
  • Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
  • Demonstrable experience in assessment of mental health

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication and engagement skills
  • Competent assessment skills and effective analytical and decision making skills
  • Care planning, risk assessment knowledge and skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measure effectively and collaboratively
  • An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national
  • Up to date knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks including Mental Health Act

Other

Essential

  • Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service

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: 22 November 2026

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