The closing date is 28 April 2026
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year gross per annum
Job summary
Access & Assessment Team
Community Registered Mental Health Nurse.
Are you an experienced nurse looking to join a forward-thinking team? Do you want to support the local community in transformation by being part of the development of a service?
Our Great Yarmouth and Waveney Access and Assessment Team (AAT) are seeking a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join their collaborative team.
AAT is the front door to all our adult mental health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney. The team provides a community-based service to Great Yarmouth and Waveney market towns for adults over the age of 25. We screen, triage, and assess all referrals into secondary care via a blend of face to face, online and telephone appointments.
It is an exciting time to join as we’re embarking on a new venture with our partners; working towards a truly integrated service model and being led by motivating and supportive leadership.
We’re based at Oaktree, Northgate Hospital Great Yarmouth and work across the Waveney patch, you’ll have a varied workload and will be supported by the wider MDT.
We are looking for professionals who are caring, supportive and reflective in their practice. If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
The role of the Assessment Nurse is to provide clinical interventions to our patients.
If appointed, you will:
Deliver clinical interventions / holistic mental health assessments.
Complete Risk Assessments / Risk Management
. Co-produce safety plans
Offer support, supervision and informal training to your colleagues.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
Undertake other clinical tasks within the team.
The ideal candidate will have some experience of working in the community supporting working age adults with mental health difficulties. You will need to have a sound understanding of the Care Programme Approach and be able to demonstrate your abilities in risk management. You will be part of the triage and assessment process managing referrals from our GP surgeries and other local services.
We enjoy excellent close working relationships with all statutory and non-statutory partners in developing Recovery based care plans. You can expect to have plenty of opportunities for joint working, career development and training with a clear appraisal structure.
Person Specification
Qaulifications
Essential
- Qualification in Mental Health Nursing,
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course
Desirable
- Recognised Leadership/Management training
Expereince
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
Desirable
- Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and engagement skills
- Able to effectively prioritise own workload
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
Other
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service
- Have access to a car
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).