Senior Mental Health Practitioner
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Job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly formed service which will provide improved care for veterans in the North of England.
Armed forces veterans who need mental health support will be able to access a new streamlined service from 1 April 2023.
NHS veterans' mental health services are being brought together under one name; Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service, to make it easier and more accessible to people who need help.
Op COURAGE offers a range of specialist support and treatment for members of the armed forces community. This includes:
- helping to recognise and treat early signs of mental health problems, as well as more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma,
- providing support and treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use,
- liaising with charities and local organisations to support wider health and wellbeing, such as help with housing, relationships, finances and employment,
- referring to other NHS services, where needed, and
- recognising that family may also need help and care and supporting them to access this
The service operates 8am-8pm over 7 days per week, and has a rotating shift pattern.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated senior mental health practitioner (Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist) to work in our Enhanced Team, based at either Vermont House Washington or Arundel House Burnley. This may be the ideal post for you.
Op COURAGE offers a range of support and treatment, including:
- triage, assessment, stabilisation interventions, social and peer support and psychological therapy.
- supporting with intensive emergency care and treatment for veterans in a crisis
- helping Veterans to access and engage with other NHS mental health services
You will be required to support veterans in crisis, alongside local crisis services across organisations. You will have excellent communication, organisational and clinical reasoning skills, as well as the ability to travel across the geographical region of the service.
You will support assessments, psychological formulation, risk management and interventions for veterans, working with local services to support them to deliver effective care for veterans experiencing crisis and receiving inpatient care.
You will be required provide triage and assessment to veterans with mental health difficulties, as well as providing stabilisation interventions within case management.
This is a hybrid post, with some working from base and some working from home. The service is an extended-hours, 7-day provision and the role involves shift work across 7 days.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
Details
Date posted
10 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year Per Annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-27523-RSP-A
Job locations
Vermont House
Washington
NE37 2SQ
Arundel House
Bury
BL9 8RN
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Vermont House
Washington
NE37 2SQ
Employer's website
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