111 Senior Mental Health Triage Practitioner
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Job summary
Are you a Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker looking for a new challenge?
Would you like to join an award-winning team for Mental Health Innovation?
Would you like access to our Academy of clinical excellence (ACE) our new career and development pathway to help you get your career on track?
We are currently recruiting for full and part time Mental Health trained Registered Mental Health Nurses/Social Workers to join our award winning and friendly team, to work both on the 111 Mental Health Triage Service and on the MHRRV on a rotation.
The 111 Mental Health Triage Service launched in 2018 and has been recognised nationally for making a positive difference and improving outcomes for patients. The service continues to expand and is being replicated across the country. The Mental Health Rapid Response Vehicle (MHRRV) compliments the triage service by providing a face-to-face support option.
The service is accessed when patients ring 111, they will firstly be triaged by a call handler that will determine their needs. If the person has mental health needs, they will be placed into the mental health queue whereby a mental health practitioner from our team will research any history, before calling the patient back to provide a holistic triage and signposting.
Main duties of the job
The MHRRV covers the Hampshire area including Southampton and Portsmouth. Southern Health Foundation Trust provide the nurse and South-Central Ambulance Service provide the paramedic. The role also involves working closely with other Healthcare Professionals and Hampshire Police.
The Mental Health Rapid Response Vehicle is dispatched in the same way an ambulance is, however, the Mental Health Practitioner will have the patient's details and be able to access their history and crisis plans to deliver consistent and guided support. Working alongside a paramedic the patient will be assessed to provide the most suitable intervention.
Both services support all ages and can provide a wide range of assistance that can include listening, reassurance, brief psychological interventions as well as referral to primary and secondary services.
The service operates across a 24hr period which involves working a rotational shift pattern and can offer flexible working.
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Details
Date posted
20 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year based on full time hours
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
348-MNH-C-1081D
Job locations
Southern House
Otterbourne
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2RU
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southern House
Otterbourne
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 2RU
Employer's website
https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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