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Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner - North Youth
Band 6
Main area: Mental Health
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 246-CFYP5976742-MHP2
Site: G Block, Bury St Edmunds
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 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. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
Our Children, Family & Young People Services across Suffolk are seeking dedicated Senior Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join their existing team. We have opportunities throughout our services, and want to hear from passionate individuals who share our values.
Ideally you’ll have experience and skills in working with young adults and their families. Our dedicated team is compassionate and responsive. There are processes to review our work, to develop areas of good practice, therapeutic skills and support learning and development of staff.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include undertaking assessments of young people, working collaboratively with families and other supporting agencies to manage needs, as well as holding a caseload and undertaking duty. You can expect regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice.
We are seeking a warm, compassionate and needs-led approach with our service users, their families and their network.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* a 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
* Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
* Mentorship qualification or ENB 998. Willingness to train to become a sign-off mentor
Experience
* 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 delivery of clinical interventions
* Experience in working in team delivering person-centred treatment packages
* Experience in delivering group-based interventions
* Experience in supporting service development
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce.
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