Mental Health Practitioner
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for Band 6 mental health professionals to work as an integrated part of the Crisis Pathway, in the Acute Liaison services at Northampton & Kettering General Hospital,providing frontline assessment and support to service users in ED and the wider hospital wards.
Main duties of the job
Services aim to reduce mental health attendance at ED across the county, offer genuine opportunities for service users to self-refer at the point of crisis and provide partner organisations with proactive support and alternate pathways for service users who they come into contact with. The pathway has a strong emphasis in service user collaboration, co-production and a trauma informed approach.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Date posted
09 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year PER ANNUM PRO RATA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
270-TE465-MH-C
Job locations
NGH & KGH
Northampton and Kettering
NN1 5BD
Employer details
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
NGH & KGH
Northampton and Kettering
NN1 5BD
Employer's website
https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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