Job Description

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



We believe that older people should feel valued and be treated with the dignity and respect they so rightly deserve.



Our team works with our service users to help recovery and make a positive difference to their health and wellbeing. We believe that working closely with our service users and their family or carer allows us to provide bespoke care planning to meet their needs and wishes both in organic and functional health.



We're looking for individuals who want to grow and develop their knowledge and skills by working closely with colleagues, sharing experience and knowledge to continually learn from each other.



Older peoples nursing can be overlooked, however the complexity of the skills required for care for a patient with dementia embodies what mental health care is about and pulls on every facet of our training and knowledge base.



You will be become an essential part of our multi-disciplinary team of Consultants, Speciality Doctors, Psychologists, Community Matron, Clinical Team Manager, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Non-Medical Prescribers, Nurses, Assistant Practitioner, Care Support Workers and Occupational Therapists all supported by our fantastic admin team.



As a team we feel it is vital to raise awareness around the need for more research, early intervention and sign posting, and you will play a vital role in this, using your existing expertise and supported with continuous learning from the supportive team.



This diverse range of specialities in the team allows us to work collaboratively with the aim of providing high quality and integrated care.



Please note that this is a community based role, the successful candidate will need to have a full UK driving licence and access to their own car.



We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, 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 nursing 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.

Benefits included with this role are:

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New hire bonus



Flexible working base



NHS pension



A comprehensive in house & external training programmes



Career progression and excellent development opportunities



Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)



Staff physio service



NHS discounts and many more



Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust and this is a focus of the interview process.



We are committed to ensuring the voice of service users is central to our work and you will be encouraged to take a full role in supporting this. We work closely alongside colleagues in wider specialist mental health services



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



We look forward to having you as part of our dynamic team.



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