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Senior Practitioner

Employer
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Southampton
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 pa pro rata
Closing date
25 Jun 2022

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Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities.

We accept applications from Registered Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Nurses

Hours Full-time 37.5 hours per week & Part time hours also considered. Working twilight shifts 4pm-midnight

Location: Southampton community base

This vacancy is based in Southampton and we are looking for Nurses that are willing to relocate to the area. We are able to offer accommodation for the first 3 months and a relocation package of up to £8000. In addition to this if you are successfully recruited you will receive a Golden Hello PAYMENT OF £2500 (does not apply to current Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS staff)

And to make it even better…………

£2,500 ‘Golden Hello’ Payment awarded with this vacancy!

When you are successfully recruited you will receive £2,500-does not apply to current Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Staff.

*Additional posts now being recruited to due to service expansion*

An exciting opportunity has arisen be part of the development and expansion of our award winning service. Due to the success of The Lighthouse over the past 12 months, funding has now been awarded to open a second base in the East of the City of Southampton. This additional facility will complement the existing service and improve access to crisis care across the city. The successful candidate will be in a unique and exciting position to be involved in the planning and implementation of the new part of the service.

The Lighthouse offers a self-referral, drop in service for anyone who feels they are experiencing a mental health crisis with no exclusion criteria. This is complimented by our innovative virtual service, enabling support to be offered via text and telephone alongside the face to face element. The opening hours are 4pm-Midnight 365 days a year.

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust run this service in partnership with Solent Mind. The service is run by clinical staff employed by SHFT and Peer Specialists employed by Solent Mind following a co-production model way of working.

The service is easily accessible to our community and open to all. The model focuses on supporting visitors to self-manage and work in partnership with the staff to create safety plans based on peer support and practical, recovery focused approaches their mental health. The model challenges more traditional prescriptive approaches to crisis care in mental health. The service has just celebrated it’s first birthday.

Soundbite from one of our peer specialists working in the team:

'It is a privilege to work in a team who are so committed to supporting and empowering people in the local community through some of their most difficult times, whilst working together to share knowledge and support one another. '

The successful candidates will have the unique and innovative opportunity to be involved in the development of crisis care for adult mental health service users in the City of Southampton. They will have a drive and enthusiasm for crisis care and a passion for service development. The Uniqueness of the Lighthouse is about having the opportunity to spend quality time with the guests and actually listen to their needs and explore what they really need: face to face, on the phone or via text message, placing equal value to lived experience and professional knowledge. The successful applicant will need a variety of skills, both on a personal and professional level, and confidence in their own ability to work collaboratively with guests, peer specialists and the wider team.

As a Senior Practitioner in the team, you will be taking a lead role in the support and supervision of your colleagues, as well taking a positive role in the evaluation and continued development of the service. You will champion the model and promote co-production at all levels of service development.

A comprehensive training and development package will be provided in Trauma informed care and survivor led approaches to crisis care. You will participate in group supervision and reflective practice.

The successful applicants will be expected to participate in a flexible weekly rota working twilight shifts of 4pm– midnight including weekends and bank holidays. We welcome inquiries from potential candidates.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working- all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

As a registered professional you will automatically become a member of our Academy of Clinical Excellence (ACE) which has a specific focus on the professional development and career progression of our nurses and Allied Health Professionals. As part of ACE’s commitment to you, our development pathway for band 6’s focuses on enhancing your competence and confidence as a senior clinician and leader. As such, you will have access to masters level academic study with our partner universities as well as access to a variety of internal and external leadership programmes, workshops and support tools. The Academy encourages all our registrants to engage with service improvement, research and facilitating learning and a range of opportunities to support these core professional activities is available from ACE. To help you progress your journey with us, you will have access to a ‘Career Navigation’ conversation which will help you explore your career aspirations and make decisions about your career trajectory.

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