Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Main area Senior Mental Health Practitioner Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment to cover Maternity Leave) Hours Full time Flexible working Job ref 246-CEN8027543 Site Kingfisher MBU Town Norwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/06/2026 23:59 Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk. Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to join our Community Perinatal Mental Health Service within the county wide Norfolk & Suffolk Perinatal Community Mental Health Service. We are offering a maternity leave cover 12 months fixed term/secondment opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to work within a highly specialist, multidisciplinary perinatal setting. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist skills in perinatal mental health, with a strong focus on thinking about the whole family system, including the parent infant relationship. To support service users, the post holder will work as part of a large, supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, including: West and South Patch of the Norfolk teams, including King’s Lynn. Main duties of the job Managing a caseload of women with moderate to severe mental health needs during the perinatal period Undertaking comprehensive initial assessments, including the use of outcome measures Developing and reviewing trauma informed, co-produced care plans, including signposting to appropriate services Working collaboratively with maternity services, primary care, social services and tertiary services to improve outcomes for the birthing person, baby and wider family Maintaining a focus on the parent infant relationship Participating in the duty rota, responding to urgent clinical matters Escalating safeguarding concerns appropriately to Early Childhood and Family Services / Children’s Services Ensuring all service users have a current combined assessment and care plan Working for our organisation We provide ongoing training and development opportunities, and a supportive environment to help you thrive. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Perinatal Community Mental Health Team provides prevention, detection and treatment of mental health difficulties during pregnancy and up to two years post partum. The service offers a range of interventions including therapeutic work, nursery nurse interventions, medication reviews, consultant appointments and peer support advocacy. As a community based role, most work is carried out face to face in service users’ homes or community settings. Access to your own vehicle is preferred; however, pool cars are available through the Trust hire car system. Benefits Comprehensive in house & external training programmes Career progression Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) NHS discounts and many more. Person specification Qualifications Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional 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 Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions Experience in working in teams delivering person-centred treatment packages Experience of managing a caseload and the provision of Mental Health Care services to people with mental health care needs Skills Effective analytical and decision-making skills Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills Computer skills and experience of using an Electronic Patient Record system Knowledge An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines (Government initiative) up to date knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks including Mental Health Act. Have the ability to discuss, identify and escalation safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable Ensure care is values-based, non-judgemental and equitable, and supports the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity being met. Other Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post may be 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. Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. Equal Opportunities Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief. As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy. #J-18808-Ljbffr Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust