B6 Mental Health Practitioner - part time
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner in Guildford Mental Health Safe Haven.
We are seeking to find a Mental Health Practitioner who can come and make a difference by contributing to the triage, assessment and treatment of people experiencing a mental health crisis and their carers by ensuring that a right service is provided, at the right time with the best outcome.
You will be required to work in partnership with non-statutory organizations aimed to provide more integrated, preventative care.
This post is for 15 hours a week to be worked over 3 days (1800hrs-2300hrs).
The candidate must have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of this role.
Main duties of the job
This a unique innovative service that is putting mental health needs of services users at the forefront. You will be responsible for providing assessments of services users attending the Safe Haven in crisis and to informally interact with services users who may present for support.
You will assist the Team Manager in developing and maintaining the quality of the support, including monitoring high standards of service user care and developing areas of clinical excellence / best practice and a therapeutic & compassionate caring culture.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Date posted
28 February 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,391 to £42,503 a year incl. Fringe HCAS (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
C9325-23-6497-4
Job locations
Oakleaf Enterprise
101 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4UQ
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oakleaf Enterprise
101 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4UQ
Employer's website
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