Band 5 Mental Health Nurse DIST
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS TrustBury St Edmunds, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust based in Bury St Edmunds. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043. It is an Band 5 post. Applications close on 27 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity for existing clinicians or newly qualified professionals to join the Dementia Intensive Support Team based in Bury St ...
Day to day the role will involve core duties some of which are listed below:
You will enjoy plenty of opportunities for joint working, training, and a sound supervision structure.
You can expect a manageable case load and a supportive management team to ensure you're able to work independently but support is never far away if needed.
The ideal candidate should have experience in working in a mental health environment and ideally experience in working in community teams with people with cognitive impairment.
Working in a busy and dynamic Dementia Intensive Support Team means every day will be different:
- Managing a caseload via face to face, online and telephone contacts
- Undertaking initial assessments and triage on behalf of the service
- Undertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home and care home visits
- Working with service users and their families/carers to care plan holistic goal setting and engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders
- Attending regular MDT meetings and liaising with colleagues from other services (both internally and externally such as Social Care, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team, Adult Community Mental Health Teams, Acute Hospitals A&E, and third sector organisations)
**Valid UK Driving licence is required for this post**
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 and be part of our exciting and forward-thinking team, then please click APPLY! We look forward to hearing from you
Suffolk is a fantastic county with a mixture of rural and urban areas. We have miles of beautiful coastlines with swathes of green and open spaces for you to enjoy.
Why work for us? At NSFT and within the West Suffolk DIST, 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.
As with most NHS trusts, NSFT does have its challenges, however, we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey so that together we strive to make continual improvements in the care that we deliver.
Some other benefits of working for the organisation are:
NHS pension
NHS discounts
Staff Physio Service
- Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
Essential: - Nursing Degree or equivalent; - Valid registration with NMC
Essential: - Ability to travel independently
Essential: - Risk Assessment; - Safeguarding training
Essential: - General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act; - Appropriate Sections of the Mental Health Act (1983)
How this role compares
We hold 893 NHS vacancies in East of England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 68% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,295 of them in East of England.
You have 6 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust has 67 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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