Main area: Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract: Permanent
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (The team operates a shift pattern.) Job ref: 246-WSU7070754
Site: Wedgwood House Town: Bury St Edmunds Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 06/04/2025 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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. 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.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality-driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles; please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the West Suffolk Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality, person-centred care to individuals experiencing acute mental health crises, ensuring that service users are treated in the least restrictive environment and supporting their recovery.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you will lead and supervise a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership and mentoring to junior staff. You will work closely with service users, families, and other healthcare professionals to deliver tailored care plans that promote recovery, while ensuring a seamless transition from acute crisis care to ongoing support.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership: Take the lead in managing a dynamic and shared complex caseload, providing direct clinical assessments, and delivering evidence-based interventions to individuals in mental health crises. Ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care within the home treatment model.
Care Coordination: Lead on coordinating care and ensuring effective treatment plans are in place. Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals, to deliver comprehensive and cohesive support for service users.
Risk Assessment and Management: Undertake risk assessments and develop risk management plans for individuals in acute mental health crises. Monitor service user progress and adapt care plans as necessary, ensuring patient safety is maintained at all times.
Patient Advocacy: Promote the voice and choice of service users, ensuring they are involved in their care plans and supported in making informed decisions. Work collaboratively with service users and their families to support recovery and resilience.
Service Improvement: Contribute to the development of services and clinical practices within the team.
Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate crisis assessment, intervention and home treatment to individuals in acute mental health distress, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and promote recovery in the community.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please don’t miss this opportunity!
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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, Social Work Degree or equivalent, Dip OT
* Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
Experience
* Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
* Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions
* Experience in working in a team delivering person-centred treatment packages
Skills
* Able to reflect on clinical practice
Knowledge
* Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
* Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
* Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK (formerly CRB)
FOR POSTS WITH DIRECT SERVICE USER CONTACT - Please be advised that due to recent changes in the DBS Service, organisations no longer receive copies of DBS Disclosures – these are sent directly to candidates only. Therefore, it will be your responsibility, if successful, to ensure that this is taken to the appointing officer as soon as you receive it.
The Trust has now introduced a DBS Update Service which is a contractual requirement. You need to subscribe when you have applied for your DBS clearance and there is a time limit to subscribe of 19 days after receipt of your DBS disclosure. Please ensure that this is completed within the set time scale.
This update service is an annual subscription at a cost of £13 to you. This will enable the Trust to have instant online access to your DBS record, with your consent, and so will remove the need for you to have to apply for this repeat check again.
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