Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners: Community

Mental Health - Crisis Care

We have vacancies for experienced, passionate and motivated professionals to join our OUTSTANDING All Age Access Team at the Crisis Care Centre, Harplands Hospital. If you are ambitious, enthusiastic, innovative and creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. If you are ready for your next challenge, let us support you in achieving it.

At All Age Access, we provide OUTSTANDING services across Stoke and Staffordshire, and we want to ensure we provide the highest of standards and care at first point of contact and in crisis. Working within Crisis Care can be demanding but one of the most rewarding. We welcome applicants to come and see what we do, and to see the amazing team you could be a part of.

We have both CAMHS and Adult work streams that work collaboratively together to provide OUTSTANDING services to all age's within Stoke and Staffordshire, and we want to ensure we provide the highest of standards and care at first point of contact and in crisis. Working within Crisis Care can be demanding but one of the most rewarding. We welcome applicants to come and see what we do, and to see the amazing team you could be a part of.

Main duties of the job

You are responsible for the delivery of care and for the supervision of others who are carrying out all aspects of the caring process. You will assist in setting and maintaining standards of care, will participate in maintaining effective management of the team and unit and will also maintain effective integration with the multi-disciplinary team and assist with the facilitation of a collaborative approach to patient focussed care.

About us

Our vision is 'To be Outstanding in all we do and how we do it.' Our team prides themselves on compassion, team work and resilience. TheTeam will offer a full induction package.

Our Trust is on an incredible journey of innovation and we'd like you to be part of it. To excel you will be an enthusiastic, caring and compassionate person who is looking to work within a Trust that is ambitious to perform well and has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it is the fastest improving Mental Health Trust in the Country.

In return we offer;

A competitive progressive salary

We cover the cost of your DBS Check (£44)

Competitive staff benefits such as weekly offers and discounts

Individual Personal Development Plan and Career Progression

Excellent pension scheme available

27- 33 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata)

Job description Job responsibilities

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• To act at all times in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional Conduct or relevant professional body.
• To perform all aspects of the role in accordance with Trust policies and other national bodies.
• To participate in the assessment of care needs and the development implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
• To provide specialist advice to other members of staff and act as a role model.
• In conjunction with the Team Manager, to take responsibility for setting, maintaining and evaluating standards of care throughout the 24 hour period.
• To liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies in the implementation of patient care.
• To ensure that care activities are research based and in keeping with changes in the field of activity.
• To contribute to the development of ideas and innovative practice.
• To initiate and participate in departmental audit as requested by the Team Manager.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• 1st Level Mental Health practitioner

Experience Essential

• Post-registration experience to post-graduate diploma or Master's level.

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