Associate Practitioner

Job summary

Are you interested in being part of transforming and developing an innovative service? Humber's Autism Mental Health Support Team aims to enhance support for autistic adults and their families/carers during mental health crises.

If you are a dynamic individual with a drive to deliver highly specialised care within a team that offers excellent service for autistic adults please contact us.

We are recruiting two full time band 4 associate practitioners to this specialist team. The roles will involve working closely with mental health teams and autistic service users within the unplanned care sector to support their mental health recovery journey. The practitioners will complete observations, gather information from the service user and coach mental health staff on ways of working with individuals.

The successful post holders will receive regular supervision and training to support them to carry out their roles successfully.

Main duties of the job

o To work under the direction of the B6 Specialist practitioner to support, train and coach mental health teams in their work with autistic service users.

o To work under the direction of the B6 Specialist practitioner to deliver observations, gather information and model ways of working with the autistic service user.

o To demonstrate an understanding in autism and the diagnostic criteria to consider appropriate ways of working with patients and to advise colleagues on reasonable adjustments.

o To be able to communicate effectively and attend meetings where appropriate, under the direction of the B6 practitioner, with mental health teams within unplanned care.

o To support others in the team to evaluate the service's effectiveness and complete audits when required.

o To document all work completed using the trust's electronic record system in line with documentation legislation.

o To attend relevant training to support in carrying out the role effectively.

o A job plan will provide further detail on the plans to develop specific skills and provide further detail on specific responsibilities.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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