Job overview
Community Mental Health Practitioner - Memory Service West Suffolk
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our Memory Assessment Service, based in Bury St Edmunds.
The Memory Assessment Service is clinician-led with a strong emphasis on team working to ensure that users of the service receive high quality, compassionate care throughout their memory assessment process. You will work within a dedicated team which includes nurses, including Independent Non Medical Prescribers, support worker, a Consultant Psychiatrist and which is well supported by admin.
The service is proud of being dynamic, responsive and proactive to the changing needs of the local population and its service users.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a service with a positive team culture, focused on learning, developing, improving and supporting each other as well as our service users. Staff wellbeing and development are key priority areas.
General responsibilities include:
* Completing holistic assessments, including cognitive assessments using a validated assessment tool - training is provided as necessary.
* Present assessments to the MDT to support the formulation of a diagnosis and follow-up plan.
* Triage and Duty cover.
* Complete diagnostic discussions as appropriate, and complete onward referrals to appropriate agencies where indicated.
* Participation in MDT meetings.
* Provide Management Supervision to colleagues as needed.
* Support Student Nurses on Placement, either as Practice Assessor or Supervisor, or to support others performing these roles.
* Share ideas for service development and innovation in the Monthly team Business and Governance meetings.
* Attending monthly Management and Clinical supervision.
* Participation in service development.
* Participation in research projects.
* Development of robust relationships with partner agencies and services.
You will be expected to be able to work autonomously and manage your time well.
You must be able to travel to various locations across Suffolk.
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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Individual competence and suitability will be explored within interview as per above information. It is vital that the successful candidate demonstrates values and behaviours reflective of those of our Trust.
Furthermore, to have a good knowledge and understanding of Dementia and impact on service users and their loved ones is crucial in the work we do. We are committed to ensuring the voice of our service users is central to our work and you will be encouraged to take a full role in supporting this. We work closely alongside colleagues in wider specialist mental health services.
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* NHS pension
* 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)
* staff physio service
* NHS discounts and many more.
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
* Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
Skills
Essential criteria
* Able to effectively prioritise own work load
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
* Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
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