Overview

This is a NHS role (permanent) with Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust based in Norwich, NR1 4LU. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 3 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.

Job description

The day care service (Platinum Suite ) is located within HMP Norwich and provides

The service is designed to support individuals presenting with risks of self-harm, suicide, and self-destructive behaviours.

Delivered in a safe and therapeutic setting separate from the prison wings, the service provides structured and creative psychoeducational and therapeutic group interventions.

These interventions are tailored to individual needs to promote learning, skill development, and sustained behavioural change.

As an assistant practitioner, you will be expected to assist with running groups with a range of disciplines, carrying out joint assessments with staff, assisting with the planning of care and discharge reports, inputting into MDT's and taking responsibility for your own work.

You may also be expected to work 1:1 with prisoners in delivering interventions under supervision. In addition, you will be invited to attend and contribute to ongoing referral meetings and discussions and engage in regular clinical supervision to access support and continue developing your expertise

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.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what ittakes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what ittakes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Care certificate or relevant equivalent qualification
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5

Working with Service Users with complex mental health needs
Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
working within a secure environment

Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
Ability to problem solve
Confident manner.
Approachable, tactful and diplomatic
Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines

Care certificate or relevant equivalent qualification
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5

Working with Service Users with complex mental health needs
Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
working within a secure environment

Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
Ability to problem solve
Confident manner.
Approachable, tactful and diplomatic
Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines

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).

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).

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

HMP Norwich

Knox Road

Norwich

NR1 4LU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

HMP Norwich

Knox Road

Norwich

NR1 4LU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

How this role compares

We hold 351 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £33,677. This role pays less than about 73% of them.

There are 3,997 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 425 of them in East of England.

You have 4 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 13 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust has 32 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.

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