Mental Health and Housing Practitioner - Winchester

Job summary

We're investing in our mental health services in Hampshire, transforming the way we work to provide outstanding care and building truly rewarding careers.

We're working collaboratively with patients and families, primary care, social care and the voluntary sector to improve responsiveness and experience, and deliver place-based mental health systems that meet local need.

We are excited to offer this new opportunity in a partnership role of Mental Health and Housing Practitioner. This role will cover the Winchester area and work with our colleagues in both mental health at Southern Health and the housing teams at the City Council. You will be employed by Southern Health and seconded into the City Council on a long-term basis (currently until March 2025).

The focus of this role is to predominantly work with those people experiencing homelessness, living in temporary accommodation, or those who are at risk of homelessness. Supporting the mental health of this often-complex section of the local community is key to enabling them to positively move on with their lives.

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated, enthusiastic with excellent communication and organisational skills. They will need to be forward thinking, able to engage service users, families, staff and work in partnership with system partners and wider stakeholders in developing services.

Main duties of the job

To work in a clinical capacity providing mental health interventions including assessments and treatment to those clients at risk of experiencing homelessness or with a history of experiencing homelessness, as identified by Winchester City Council's Housing Options Team, or Southern Health's community mental health or the inpatient flow teams outside of established pathways.

To contribute to breaking down the barriers to accessing and sustaining health care and suitable settled accommodation for the identified client group. To actively work with other agencies to provide wider support and address underlying causes of homelessness, developing referral routes between the Council and partner organisations across the wider system (including statutory and voluntary sector services).

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Avalon House

Chesil Street

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0HU

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Avalon House

Chesil Street

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0HU

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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