East CAIST Senior Mental Health Practitioner*£3k Welcome Bonus*
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service, supporting young people under 18 and their families across Norfolk and Waveney. The practitioner will provide direct clinical work, including crisis assessment and individual interventions, and work collaboratively with other mental health and social care teams. The position involves managing a caseload and may include supervisory responsibilities for junior colleagues. The service operates 7 days a week, from 8:00 to 20:00.
Key responsibilities
- Offer direct clinical work (crisis assessment and individual interventions) with children under 18 years who have presented in crisis, alongside their families and carers.
- Work collaboratively with other mental health services and social care teams to support young people.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Potentially have supervisory responsibilities for junior colleagues.
- Manage a caseload and provide Mental Health Care services.
Essential criteria
- 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)
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
- Demonstrable experience in assessment of mental health
- Experience in working in team 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
- Experience supervising others/students including preceptorship programme, student placements etc
- Ability to travel independently
- Excellent communication and engagement skills Conflict resolution and Breakaway training (or requirement to undertake within first 12 weeks)
- Competent assessment skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
- Care planning and Risk assessment knowledge and skills
- Able to effectively prioritise own workload
- Computer skills and experience of using an Electronic Patient Record system
- Competent and effective documentation and record keeping
- The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively
- 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 escalate safeguarding issues in a sensitive way to protect those who are vulnerable
- Ensure care is values-based, nonjudgemental and equitable, and supports the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity being met.
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Leadership/Management training
- Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice
- Experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience working in the specific area
- Experience of interagency working
- Experience of supporting transitions
- Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
- Prevention and Management of Suicide training
- Medicine Management
- Safeguarding training
- Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
- Knowledge of health promotion
- Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
East CAIST Senior Mental Health Practitioner*£3k Welcome Bonus*
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
£3K Welcome Bonus (T&C'S APPLY)
Is your passion working creatively with children and families? Looking for a role with flexible working opportunities?
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join CAIST, our under 18's Crisis Service as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner supporting young people and their families across Norfolk and Waveney.
We have bases in East, Central & West Norfolk; we allocate a base closest to where you live. The role is peripatetic so on occasion you may need to travel to different sites, so being able to travel independently is essential.
The CAIST (Crisis, Assessment & Intensive Support Team) service is a vibrant and dynamic service that has 3 teams based across Norfolk & Waveney service, 7 days a week. The service is commissioned for 08:00-20:00 7 days per week.
The team offers community based intensive support to children, young people & their families. CAIST aim to establish trusting therapeutic relationships, to reduce risks when children & young people may be experiencing high levels of distress.
When you join CAIST, you can expect your role to be varied and diverse - no two days are ever the same!
Main duties of the job
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