Job summary
This is a wonderful opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join older adults' community mental health team in Ipswich as an assistant practitioner. You will be part of a psychologically minded and highly performing multidisciplinary team of clinicians with strongly embedded values of working together. You will be responsible for delivering biopsychosocial interventions under the Recovery Model. You will work with older adults with dementia and functional conditions. You will be required to have a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/Mental Health at L5 or Degree in Psychology or equivalent.
Main duties of the job
With the support of the team you will work with services users and carers to provide a range of interventions in a planned way such as behavioural activation, graded exposure, and psychosocial approaches to manage behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
You will take part in ongoing assessments of the service users with the multidisciplinary team.
You will be a lead professional for a small number of service users who are not under the Care Program Approach. This will involve assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating service users' needs.
You will participate in and contribute to weekly psychological team formulations.
About us
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.
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 professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
We are a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, a clinical psychologist, a clinical associate psychologist trainee, a mental health and wellbeing trainee, mental health nurses, social worker, assistant practitioner, peer support worker and support worker. We are diverse in background, profession and experience. The team received a commendation for 'Improving Quality Through Innovation' in 2022 as a finalist in the Trust Staff Excellence Awards and is accredited with the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
We are placed in the Ipswich town centre, a short walking distance from local amenities and the train station. The central location of the office and small geographical area and the nature of our work give us lots of flexibility.
We promote hybrid working. Professional meetings, telephone contacts and administration work can be completed remotely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for actively participating as a key member of the clinical team for providing quality services for older adults under the supervision of a registered professional.
You will be accountable and work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of the Assistant Practitioner competencies and carry out specific delegated tasks. This may include extended roles delegated by a registered professional.
You will be expected to deliver care and services within the strategic objectives of the organisation and promote the principles of Recovery. These principles will recognise the need to promote safe practice; value the beliefs and aims of service users and carers; work in partnership and offer meaningful choice; and value social inclusion.
You will receive monthly clinical and management supervision.
You will have access to 1:1 sessions with a clinical psychologist to support you with psychological formulations and psychology informed interventions.
You will require to complete mandatory training and you will have access to a range of additional training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for actively participating as a key member of the clinical team for providing quality services for older adults under the supervision of a registered professional.
You will be accountable and work autonomously within the clearly defined boundaries of the Assistant Practitioner competencies and carry out specific delegated tasks. This may include extended roles delegated by a registered professional.
You will be expected to deliver care and services within the strategic objectives of the organisation and promote the principles of Recovery. These principles will recognise the need to promote safe practice; value the beliefs and aims of service users and carers; work in partnership and offer meaningful choice; and value social inclusion.
You will receive monthly clinical and management supervision.
You will have access to 1:1 sessions with a clinical psychologist to support you with psychological formulations and psychology informed interventions.
You will require to complete mandatory training and you will have access to a range of additional training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Care certificate or relevant equivalent.
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
Experience
Essential
- Working with Service Users with mental health needs
- Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
Knowledge
Essential
- Risk Assessment
- Understanding of Mental Health issues
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Care certificate or relevant equivalent.
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
Experience
Essential
- Working with Service Users with mental health needs
- Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
Knowledge
Essential
- Risk Assessment
- Understanding of Mental Health issues
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
