Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner Assessor

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Registered Mental Health Practitioner looking for a new challenge based in a Community Mental Health Team? Our forward-thinking service has introduced an exciting new post to truly make a difference to the communities we care for...

As the care co-ordinator you will be the first point of contact for patients referred to our service; we care for working age adults from our central base at The Julian Hospital site in Norwich.

In this vital role, you will be responsible for assessing the service user's mental health presentation and risks. You'll be completing initial assessments for service users who are referred into the service and will support triage to ensure they're seen by the appropriate clinicians and services.

We're looking for someone who is passionate, a great listener and is happy to work both autonomously and as part of a wider team. Ideally you'll have experience in community mental health and assessment, although you can expect a thorough induction and training when you start.

It is the ideal time to join our collaborative team as we transform and develop the way we work; we have new clinical leadership roles imbedded within teams which increases the clinical support available, our management team is incredibly supportive and we're passionate about providing training and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

As an assessor, you will be responsible for completing relevant documentation collaboratively with the service user and any other relevant healthcare professional and identified carers. You'll work together with external agencies and carers in the assessment process, to ensure the service user is referred on to the best team to aid their recovery journey.

We're a friendly, hardworking team who enjoy supporting others; you can expect to work with the full multi-disciplinary team as well as students from a variety of disciplines. You'll be based in Norwich and may sometimes be required to visit service users in their homes to carry out their initial assessment. Although this is a full time role, we can be flexible and can offer some hybrid working and/or flexible working patterns if needed.

To be successful in this role, you'll need to be an excellent communicator, positive and proactive. You should be adaptable and innovative and have the desire to help improve and develop the service we provide - if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

About us

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Date posted

25 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CNN4312480-A

Job locations

City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Competent assessment skills
  • Risk assessment knowledge and skills
  • Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
  • Basic computer skills including use of email/internet

Desirable

  • Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
  • Medicine Management

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
  • Experience of working in mental Health

Desirable

  • Community experience including care co-ordination

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse; Social Worker; Occupational therapist or other relevant professional qualification.
  • Willingness to train to become Sign-off Mentor

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

  • Ability to travel independently
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Competent assessment skills
  • Risk assessment knowledge and skills
  • Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
  • Basic computer skills including use of email/internet

Desirable

  • Able to time manage and reflect on clinical practice
  • Medicine Management

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Experience in working in team delivering person centred treatment packages
  • Experience of working in mental Health

Desirable

  • Community experience including care co-ordination

Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC Registered Nurse; Social Worker; Occupational therapist or other relevant professional qualification.
  • Willingness to train to become Sign-off Mentor

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

  • Ability to travel independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Nicole Smith

Nicole.smith@nsft.nhs.uk

03001234178

Date posted

25 July 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year gross per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-CNN4312480-A

Job locations

City Anchorage, Julian Hospital

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TD


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