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Senior Community Mental Health Nurse
Role summary
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The Senior Community Mental Health Nurse will provide assessment, care planning, treatment and risk management for adults with complex mental health needs in community settings. Requirements typically include current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse, relevant post-registration experience, knowledge of mental health legislation and safeguarding, and the ability to work confidently with multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate is expected to deliver compassionate, recovery-focused care, support service users and families, maintain accurate clinical records, manage risk effectively and promote independence. Strong communication, organisation, clinical decision-making and partnership-working skills are essential. Experience in community mental health, care coordination and supervising junior colleagues would be advantageous.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
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About Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) provides specialist mental health, learning disability and wellbeing services across Norfolk and Suffolk. The Trust supports children, young people, adults and older people through hospitals, community teams, crisis services and specialist clinical programmes. Its services are delivered by multidisciplinary professionals, including nurses, doctors, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers and support staff. NSFT’s work focuses on safe, compassionate and recovery-oriented care, helping people improve their mental health and live as independently as possible. As an NHS Foundation Trust, it combines public healthcare responsibilities with a commitment to service improvement, staff development and partnership working with patients, carers, local authorities and other healthcare organisations. Roles with NSFT may involve community visits, multidisciplinary collaboration, safeguarding responsibilities and ongoing professional development.