Mental Health Practitioner - IDT Adult & Enhanced Community Team
- Employer
- Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
- Location
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £25,655 to £31,534 a year gross per annum (pro rota)
- Closing date
- 15 Aug 2022
Job Details
We currently have a substantive Band 5 Community Mental health Practitioner post which will be open to Registered Mental Health Nurses, Qualified Social Workers and Occupational Therapists. We are welcoming applications for part-time, full time and job share.
Our team work closely together to support each other as well as giving you autonomy to work with individuals, develop professional therapeutic relationships and support individuals to live as independent and fulfilling lives as possible. We are a recovery focused, multi-disciplinary team, which provide an effective, supportive, and professional service for our service users, carers, and their wider networks.
Currently the team are entering an exciting period of change and transformation, under new leadership. We are looking for people to join us to continue to build a successful service of Ipswich IDT. We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.
Are you the person we are looking for?
If you are looking to gain experience and widen your expertise this job could be perfect for you!
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have an interest in working with a community mental health service. The typical job roles and responsibilities will include:
- Energising individual who will be excited to be a part of something new and very special.
- Working as a care coordinator within service users in the community.
- Creative, innovative, passionate towards providing excellent patient care.
- Undertaking urgent/routine initial assessments
- Attending regular MDT meetings and liaising with colleagues from other services.
- Supporting a caseload via face to face and telephone contacts.
- Involved service user's family and carers in care planning and decision making
- Participating in the duty work rota (Within working hours).
- Participating on the rota for clinical and community depots (if applicable)
- Reviewing patients care, support within supported accommodation.
- Opportunities for further learning and training.
About us
You will be given extensive support from our management team and well as the rest of the team who are excited to meet you.
We believe that staff who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, can provide better outcomes for our service users.
You will be joining a friendly, motivated, supportive, and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding.
Have we got you interested? Sign me up!
We will support you and invest in you. Don't miss this exciting opportunity!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Energising individual who will be excited to be a part of something new and very special.
- Working as a care coordinator within service users in the community.
- Creative, innovative, passionate towards providing excellent patient care.
- Undertaking urgent/routine initial assessments
- Attending regular MDT meetings and liaising with colleagues from other services.
- Supporting a caseload via face to face and telephone contacts.
- Involved service users family and carers in care planning and decision making
- Participating in the duty work rota (Within working hours).
- Participating on the rota for clinical and community depots (if applicable)
- Reviewing patients care, support within supported accommodation.
- Opportunities for further learning and training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Degree or equivalent
- Valid registration with NMC
- Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake mentorship training.
Experience
Essential
- Named nurse
- CPA implementation
- Audit exposure
- Partnership working
- Experience of personal development through appraisal.
Desirable
- Group work interest / Experience Experience in appropriate area
Skills
Essential
- Prevention and Management of Suicide training
- Medicine Management
- Risk Assessment
- Good interpersonal skills
- Sound communication skills, oral and written
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organize, plan and implement work.
- Safeguarding training
- Ability to use own initiative
- IT literate
Knowledge
Essential
- NMC Code of Conduct & Rule 18A2
- Working knowledge of Care Programme Approach
- Appropriate Sections of the Mental Health Act (1983)
- General principles of Health & Safety at Work Act
- NMC Guidelines on record keeping and administration of medication and other NMC guidelines
Desirable
- A clear understanding of mental health presentations.
- Able to interpret NMC guidelines to personal liability.
- Experience in utilising nursing models.
- Able to interpret the role of mentor.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Desirable
- Evidence of initiative / enthusiasm
- Ability to reflect
- Ability to liaise with statutory / non statutory bodies due to clients' needs
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Company
“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
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.
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.
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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