Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Mental Health Practitioner - Initial Response Service

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust • Trowse, Norwich

Salary

£40k – £48k

Posted

14 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

medium

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust is hiring a Mental Health Practitioner - Initial Response Service in Trowse, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary Be the difference at the moment it matters most. We are looking for skilled, compassionate and motivated Mental Health Practitioners (Band 6) to join our new Initial Response Service (IRS) , a key development within Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust designed to transform access to mental health services across the county. The IRS will provide a single point of access for urgent, crisis and routine referrals, ensuring people receive the right support, from the right service, a…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
How this salary compares: about 10% above the £43,597 median across 1,998 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Trowse, Norwich · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Trowse — browse them
Posted: 14 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.