Senior Mental Health Practitioner
- Employer
- Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
- Location
- Lowestoft
- Salary
- £32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum
- Closing date
- 15 Aug 2022
Job Details
Successful candidates will be employed by NSFT with an identified supervisor but hosted within the Intensive and Specialist Support Service in Children's Social Care. Clinical direction and oversight will be provided by NSFT with operational support and case identification being provided by Childrens Social Care.
Whilst experience working with Social Services or with adults in the context of safe parenting would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming dedicated mental health professionals with either Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification.
Main duties of the job
This role will provide assessment and triaging, signposting to appropriate support and short-term intervention to parents and carers of children to ensure that those adults receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children. Interventions will predominantly take place in families homes and referrals will come from Social Care workers.
You will work within the Intensive and Specialist Support Service which has been developed to support children and families who have an allocated Family Practitioner or Family Assessment and Safeguarding Team Social Worker. The service is designed to work with families who need specialist or intensive intervention and support to prevent them from escalating from Family Support to Child Protection or becoming Looked After, and to help children return to their family networks where it is safe to do so.
The Intensive and Specialist Support Service is made up of:
- Home Based Support Workers, providing practical parenting support and advice;
- Intensive Support Workers, helping complex children and families to change;
- Domestic Abuse Workers,
- Child and Family Therapeutic Workers,
- Dads Matter Facilitators,
- Substance Misuse (Think Family) workers, providing specialist substance misuse support and interventions to adult parents and carers.
- Harmful Sexual Behaviour Team, providing training and support around Harmful Sexual Behaviour
About us
We want you in our teams if you share our values and core beliefs. If you want to work in an environment of mutual respect, transparency, integrity and collaborative working we are the teams for you.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy to bring to this exciting new initiative.
Please refer to the job description attached for more information.
Main responsibilities will be, in working in partnership alongside Children's Social Care colleagues, providing initial assessment and triaging, signposting to appropriate support and providing short-term intervention to parents and carers of children to ensure that those adults receive the right mental health support at the right time to enable them to care for their children.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
- Ongoing professional development working towards degree level
Experience
Essential
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
- Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience
- Experience in delivery of clinical interventions
- Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
Desirable
- Experience in delivering group based interventions
- Experience in supporting service development
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Competent assessment and care planning skills
- Effective time management and workload management skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills
Desirable
- Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
- Medicine Management
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
- Knowledge of psychosocial interventions
Desirable
- Developing knowledge of local wider systems and networks
Other
Essential
- Able to travel independently
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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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