North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Band 6 - ISH Team:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and skilled Senior Mental Health Practitioner who wants to be part of an exciting new care pathway to provide intensive support and interventions to children, young people, and their families.
Main Duties of the Job
The post holder is responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of others who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process. The post-holder will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care, participate in maintaining effective management of the team and unit, and maintain effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team while facilitating a collaborative approach to patient-focused care.
About Us
As a Trust, we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high-quality care. We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and provide a range of wellness opportunities, including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045. Sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognize that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities, and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign aligned with the targets set out in our Green Plan.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi, and trans communities.
Job Responsibilities
* To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct or relevant professional body.
* To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
* To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans.
* To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.
* In conjunction with the Team Manager, to take responsibility for setting, maintaining, and evaluating standards of care throughout the 24-hour period.
* To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
* To ensure that care activities are research-based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
* To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.
* To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Experience
* Post-registration experience to post-graduate diploma or Master's level.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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