Mental Health Assessment Practitioner

Job summary

"I finally felt listened to, I finally felt heard. Thanks for being the person that believed me."

A good mental health assessment can be key to ensuring the right next steps for someone on their mental health journey.

If you enjoy being part of a fast-paced team that is committed to finding solutions for those people with complex and severe mental health needs - then this is the role for you.

We welcome applicants with a wide range of mental health experiences and professional registration including RMNs, OTs or social workers, who are able to work independently to provide holistic mental health assessments. You will understand what it takes to be the first professional to listen to someone's story and to use this along with your clinical knowledge to signpost the next best step across a range of NHS, social care and VCSE services. You will be a team player used to juggling a busy diary. You will be a good communicator, building positive working relationships and connecting with a range of health and social care professionals.

We are a county wide team and this role's focus is mainly those referrals in West Cornwall.

We are a diverse team of mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and administrators. We have recently welcomed a number of mental health and wellbeing practitioners into the team, meaning we also offer brief interventions within the team.

Main duties of the job

This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.

You will be working with your colleagues to manage the referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment.

You will be expected to work inpartnership working with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including, Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies.

The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so now is an exciting time to be joining and involved with the implementation and development of news ways of working.

We can offer you:

• A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on.
• Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload
• Mandatory training program to maintain your core skills.
• Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise.
• We can offer opportunities to help you access CPD activities to develop your career further.
• Staff engagement program, including quarterly "have your say sessions".
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Team away days to enable us to grow as a team and focus on our shared priorities.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.