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PCN Mental Health Practitioner - Coastal Team

Employer
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Location
Across West and South Norfolk
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum
Closing date
29 Jun 2022

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Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

If you're a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or registered professional working within Mental Health and want to work with and across a variety of GP surgeries on the beautiful North Norfolk Coast - this could be the ideal role for you!

Our Coastal service covers the area including Hunstanton, Brancaster, Marham, Swaffham and all of the beautiful villages in between.

As PCN Mental Health Practitioner, you'll play an incredibly important role in transforming community mental health services. We're working collaboratively with the Integrated Care System to offer 'Place Based Care' - ensuring communities receive fast and effective treatment, in the familiar surroundings of their GP surgery.

Main duties of the job

You'll work alongside our lead, Krisa, providing support, treatment, advice, education and problem-solving approaches to members of our community experiencing challenges with their mental health. You'll be providing a dedicated service that makes sure needs are met in a seamless environment.

Here's what Krisa has to say about her role:

I was attracted to working in the Primary Care network after hearing about the transformation work that is happening across the local healthcare system.Since joining the team I have found working with service users alongside their GP's to be an extremely rewarding venture and offers a new perspective for my skills as a mental health professional.I have found being able to help influence the decision making for service users and providing interventions at an earlier point in their care pathway an exciting opportunity. The challenges of building relationships within a new team in a different arena has been invaluable in terms of my development which ultimately benefits those in receipt of the care I'm providing.

Although this is a full-time opportunity, we're flexible and are happy to discuss different working patterns, provided these are within the GP practice working hours.

If you want to play your part in making a positive impact in your local community, transforming the way we care and developing this exciting service - we would love to hear from you.
About us

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of GP practices who work together in a local geographical area - in this case, our Coastal region which covers a beautiful, diverse area. You will collaboratively engage with the GP practices in your area and will be an extension of their team.

As a Mental Health PCN practitioner, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational and clinical issues. You'll work at a quick pace, autonomously managing your own clinics and will provide an intervention led approach, acting as an incredibly important first point of contact for people who need care and support the most.

You'll work at a quick pace, autonomously managing your own clinics and provide an intervention led approach, acting as an incredibly important first point of contact for people who need care and support the most.

The ideal candidate will be conscientious, kind and compassionate - you'll be able to work well independently but will also have the support of the wider team. . Driven by the needs of those who use our service,you will need to have good organisational skills and experience in a mental health setting. You will be an autonomous practitioner, making clinical judgements, identifying alternative courses of action, managing, and providing high-quality care.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Working for your 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 are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We have strong, established nursing 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, youll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. Were 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.

The role of PCN Mental Health Practitioner has already proven itself and has shown to reduce referrals into secondary care were developing and growing the team so need dedicated practitioners to join us, who want to be part of the changes and play a key role.

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!

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
  • Nursing degree or equivalent or Dip OT Dip OT, Dip SW, RN, Clinical Psychology Grade A, or equivalent.
  • Ongoing professional development working towards degree level.
  • Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice Post basic teaching qualification

Desirable
  • Further qualification in mental health work. ILM certificate in management or equivalent

Experience
Essential
  • Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
  • Experience in the delivery of short term, focused evidence-based interventions.
  • Experience of working with mental health service users in a statuary or voluntary capacity.
  • Experience in providing leadership in a mental health care environment.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Evidence of leading service development within a mental health care setting.
  • Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management.

Desirable
  • Understanding of mental health issues in a primary care setting

Skills
Essential
  • Excellent communication skills Competent assessment skills
  • Effective analytical and decision-making skills Care planning skills.
  • Competent and effective treatment skills. Able to effectively prioritise own workload.
  • Competent ICT skills. Satisfactory verbal and written language skills.
  • Safeguarding training.

Desirable
  • Prevention and Management of Suicide training

Knowledge
Essential
  • Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
  • Build on / develop further knowledge of psychosocial interventions and their appropriate
  • Build on / develop further specialist knowledge of health promotion
  • An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines

Desirable
  • Knowledge of research methods and audit relevant to the job.
  • Interest in developing knowledge base and skills relating to the provision of high quality primary mental health care.

Other
Essential
  • Ability to travel independently


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Company

Priscilla N&S

“Welcome to Norfolk and Suffolk foundation Trust, we provide an extensive range of mental health services across two counties , working with our communities and partners we continue to develop and transform our services so we can really meet the needs of the people we serve .We are an organisation which truly values nurses , acknowledges the special , unique skills they bring and is committed to developing clinical, academic and leadership pathways whilst supporting, nurturing and caring for you .We have strengthened nurse leadership, created Nurse Consultant , Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialist roles with many more expected . We have over 80 Non medical prescribers and will continue to support more each year .  Nursing In NSFT is not without its challenges but we have used them to create opportunities, to learn, to improve and to work differently . Our absolute priority , our number one aim is to improve the care we provide and we will achieve this. Join us and be part of something very special" - Diane Hull, Chief Nurse

Diane Hull - NSNHSFT

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of specialist mental health services for the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, serving a population of 1.6 million people. We are a large organisation covering a wide geographical area divided into ‘Care Groups'. There are also Care Groups supporting children, family and young people’s services, and specialist services, including Forensic mental health services.

Each Care Group has its own Leadership team, with the aim of supporting clinically led decision making locally, to support the needs of people accessing services. 

We have inpatient facilities across both counties with smaller bases in rural locations. Many of the Trust’s services are offered in the community, enabling people accessing services to receive the support they need in an environment familiar to them.

At NSFT we believe in recovery and wellbeing, and understand the importance of good physical health, maintaining relationships and achieving a balance between treatments and continuing an active life.

The people in our care, families and carers are at the centre of all aspects of all we do and are vital in helping shape and support our service strategy. Our strategy supports and enables people with mental health problems to live a fulfilling life and make their personal recovery journey. 

Norfolk and Suffolk, in the East of England are some of the safest places to live in the UK, with low crime rates making it a community to be proud of. Housing prices are frequently cited as a reason to move here, as you get an incredible amount for your money compared with other major UK cities.

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About our location

Norwich in Norfolk has something for everyone. It has retained a strong local identity and, with that, a sense of community. Locals say hello to each other, baristas remember our coffee orders and you’ll be among the first to know about interesting local projects.  This strong sense of community, along with excellent shopping, eating out, affordable house prices and excellent schooling is why Norwich has been ranked by the Guardian as the UK’s best city to work in.

Ipswich in Suffolk is steeped in history, yet full of life. According to The London Economic, affordable house prices and hourly commutes to London have earned Suffolk’s county town a slot in their top ten property destinations. “In Ipswich we have got a fantastic cultural offer far better than what towns and cities bigger than us are offering.  We have got very good transport links, especially to London, and house prices are a lot cheaper in the area.

One of Norfolk’s most famous stretches of beaches, Great Yarmouth attracts around six million tourists each year! Situated at the mouth of the River Yare, this old port town is home to beautiful golden sandy beaches and neighbouring towns and villages with scenic views and homely charm.

Full to the brim of history and with a vibrant town centre, King’s Lynn is the ideal destination to enjoy the superb mix of history, shopping and entertainment on offer!  A small, historic market town, King's Lynn is the perfect place to live and work, with fantastic train links and short drives to fantastic beaches.

Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk is a unique and dazzling historic gem. An important market town with a richly fascinating heritage, the striking combination of medieval architecture, elegant Georgian squares and glorious cathedral and abbey gardens provide a distinctive visual charm. With prestigious shopping, an award-winning market, plus variety of attractions and places to stay, Bury St Edmunds is under two hours from London and convenient for Cambridge.

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Travel

For family members who love (or need) to travel, you’re ideally located. Trains run to and from London every 30 minutes from both Ipswich and Norwich, and there are direct rail services from Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge.   Both counties are well connected to major road networks and Norwich has an international airport. 

Some of our valued employees have told their story of working at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust... use the links below to read these.

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