Senior Community MH Practitioner *£3000 incentive*
Band 6
Main area: Community Mental Health for Adults
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00)
Job ref: 246-GYW6789452-A
Site: The Resource Centre, Northgate Hospital
Town: Great Yarmouth
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/01/2025 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.
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. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
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
It is important that you complete a formal application form as CV’s alone will not be accepted.
JOB OVERVIEW
We are excited to announce a Band 6 Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner post within our Adult Community Mental Health Team covering Great Yarmouth and surrounding area.
This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners that are motivated to move forward with their career path. If you are currently in a Band 5/6 position and have at least 24 months post registration experience this may be the post for you.
We value the unique skills that all of the different professions bring to the team, and you will be supported within this role to utilise your specialist skills. You will be supported to attend any profession specific training and learning events to support your ongoing CPD.
We are looking for individuals who bring enthusiasm, creativity and energy to work in this vital area. We are looking for clinicians who can work autonomously as well as within a team, someone who is approachable, flexible, and dedicated to improving the lives of our service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will undertake the planning/delivery of direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a MDT/multi-agency environment.
* Managing a caseload and the provision of mental health care services to people with mental health care need.
* Provide planned care/risk assessment / screening for patients within their care plan and ongoing evaluation of patients’ needs and identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the Senior Nurse, via caseload management/supervision.
* Initiate and attend patient centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.
* To advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and/or health and social care professional of any change in the patients’ conditions and / or circumstances.
* To work within the MDT and to form working partnerships with other care providers.
* To ensure service users/carer(s) are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care and delivery of that care, working with agencies from within and outside the MDT.
* To provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the Senior Nurse.
* Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.
* To enable patients to gain and maintain independence.
* Identifying personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans on an annual basis.
* Undertake the supervision of students that will be undertaking placements within the Team.
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 their experiences and learning from each other.
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.
Benefits included with this role are:
* 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Within this role you will work with an established and supportive MDT. As with many services we currently use a blended model of virtual and face-to-face working which provides opportunities for flexibility. You will have knowledge, skills and experience of working across the range of complexity and severity in adult mental health.
We will expect the post holder to work collaboratively and flexibly with others to undertake assessments, develop and share psychological formulations and develop treatment plans.
You will be responsible for managing a caseload, assessing and planning treatment for your patients. Working with the patient to plan care and optimise treatment plans. Feeding back to the MDT and working within the team for the best outcome for the patient.
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!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
* Experience of working in mental Health
* Community experience including care co-ordination
Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse; Social Worker; Occupational therapist or other relevant professional qualification.
* Willingness to train to become Sign-off Mentor
Knowledge
* Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
* Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
* Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
Other
* Ability to travel independently
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.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Mark Nichols
Job title: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address: mark.nicholls@nsft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01493337973
Additional information: Craig Olley Community Team Manager - craig.olley@nsft.nhs.uk
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