B6 Safehaven Mental Health Practitioner
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
My job makes better lives by contributing to the triage, assessment and treatment of people experiencing a mental health crisis and their carers by ensuring that I provide the right service, at the right time with the best outcome. I am required to work in partnership with non-statutory organizations aimed to provide more integrated, preventative care. I 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. This a unique innovative service that is putting mental health needs of services users at the forefront.
I 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.
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
- To provide available for assessment whenever service users or carers require
- To ensure individuals are directed to the primary or secondary care service which is best suited to meet their needs.
- To reduce the likelihood of duplicate assessments for individuals.
- To work closely with referrers providing expert guidance and support with a view to increasing the threshold of acuity of mental ill health cases managed in primary care (in line with a stepped model of care).
- To provide care and support in a comfortable and relaxed non clinical environment
- To triage referrals and undertake crisis assessments, and routine interactions (where required).
- To harness the concept of alternative provision to A& E attendances in order to relieve pressure in General Hospitals and to advise service users on opportunities for providing care closer to home as a viable alternative to hospital admission.
- To liaise with the key services or the out-of-hours Social Services Emergency duty team, in order to arrange Mental Health Act assessments where needed.
- To manage a crisis caseload, contributing to the development of a comprehensive care package and delivering evidence-based interventions for a time- limited period, in order to reduce the likelihood of the crisis episode reoccurring and to increase resilience.
- To develop comprehensive safety plans with service users and or their carers following a face-to-face or virtual assessments consultation.
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 5% Fringe HCAS (pro-rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9325-23-7536-3
Job locations
2 Pickford Street
Office Suite 2
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 1TY
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
2 Pickford Street
Office Suite 2
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 1TY
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