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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Posted 1 week ago

Bury St EdmundsField-based

Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

FTC
Full-Time
£39,959 - £48,117per annum
FTE

Posted 1 week ago

Description

Job summary
The Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Bury St Edmunds, are excited to welcome applications for a year long secondment from Senior Mental Health Practitioners (Nursing/OT/Social Work) with experience or keen interest in working with complex mental health conditions.

There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential.

Does this sound like something you could be interested in? Let's talk about what opportunities are available to match your skills and experience!

Main duties of the job
Working in a busy and dynamic Adult Community Mental Health Team means every day will be different. You will be involved in:
  • Managing a complex caseload for those under The Care Programme Approach
  • Undertaking initial urgent/routine assessments on behalf of the service
  • Attending multi-disciplinary team meetings with our Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurse Consultants, Clinical Team Managers, Senior Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals including Consultant Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists
  • Attending outpatient clinic appointments
  • Undertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home visits
  • Working with service users and their families/carers to care plan holistic goal setting and engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders
  • Medication administration (if qualified to do so) with opportunities to enrol in local university training programmes in medication management
  • We also works with needs types and have many evidence based work books to enhance the Service user experience.
  • Involved in the clinical leadership decisions as part of the senior leadership team to make sure that KPIs are met and team goals are being worked towards
  • Supervision and mentorship of junior staff members

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly 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 professional 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.

Job responsibilities
We would welcome any informal conversations about these roles. Please do contact us for more information.

For further details regarding the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Qualifications
Essential
  • Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration

Desirable
  • Recognised Leadership/Management training

Experience
Essential
  • Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions

Desirable
  • Experience working in the specific area

Knowledge
Essential
  • The ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively

This post is 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust logo

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

NHS

Work in a Trust committed to continuous improvement, where your voice shapes safer, kinder, better care for 1.6 million people. Contribute to genuine transformation in mental health services across diverse communities and geographic care groups.

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