Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Practitioner

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Job summary

This post offers a Golden Hello or Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000

Are you a RMN, OT or Social Worker with experience working in a mental health setting?

Perhaps you're looking for a change? To improve or expand your current skills?

Are you passionate about working with adults with mental health problems?

We are a lively and friendly secondary mental health community assessment and treatment team accepting referrals from the Horsham an catchment area. Our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) consists of Senior Nurse , RMN's & RGN's, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Operational Leads, Pharmacy, Consultant Psychiatry, Graduate Mental Health Practitioners and support workers.

We deliver short term, goal focussed interventions for those with severe and enduring mental health care needs.

We're seeking 3 Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to join us in the beautiful Sussex Town of Horsham. . In this role you will be responsible for assessing, planning and delivering care and treatment, and reviewing progress for a range of adults presenting with a variety of complex mental health problems.

This role offers you the opportunity to work in the office and on site. We currently offer interventions Face to Face as well as virtually. We have a vast Group Therapy timetable which you would also have opportunity to join.

Main duties of the job

The role involves acting as the Lead in care and treatment required to support clients with complex mental health needs. This role involves working collaboratively with internal & external stakeholders regarding care and treatment needs & progress. This will be virtual & face to face interventions and likely to involve multiple agencies.

Your role is to co-ordinate the required treatment, complete regular progress reviews and consider effectiveness of the treatment provided. Once stabilised you will transfer patients to primary/voluntary care services. If the person requires more extensive support.

This role also involves supporting clients with their physical health awareness & some health education.

You will be required to manage your caseload efficiently and effectively in line with our service KPI's. You will be allocated protected time and supported to do this with our well established caseload review sessions.

As part of this role you are also required to allocate time/cover to the Duty rota and Assessment rota, and on occasion support the LAI clinic. We have a dedicated team for Triage and a dedicated team for the Denzapine clinic.

ATS are fast paced and changeable, ours is no different. The post holder must have the ability to be organised, reactive and able to work under pressure. Our supportive team ethic makes this possible. To ensure all the staff have the support they require, the team receive regular supervision, reflective practice and annual appraisals.

About us

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

Living & Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns
Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the iconic Beachy Head and Seven Sisters National Park and we are right on the edge of the South Downs.

We'd love you to join our Trust, rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

Key staff survey results include:

70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID.

Date posted

23 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year per anum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

354-AE-20795-C

Job locations

Horsham Assessment and Treatment Service New Park House

North Street

Horsham

RH12 1RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be successful in this role you will:

Be a qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker, registered with the relevant professional body
Have good experience of clinical assessments and risk management
Possess prior experience working with people with mental health difficulties

It would also be advantageous if you:

Have experience working in a community team although not essential

You will be fully supported and empowered to make a difference to creatively develop new ways of working towards building safe and responsive quality mental health services fit for the future. We are currently undertaking a number of Quality Improvement projects to improve the service further

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

Job description

Job responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be successful in this role you will:

Be a qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker, registered with the relevant professional body
Have good experience of clinical assessments and risk management
Possess prior experience working with people with mental health difficulties

It would also be advantageous if you:

Have experience working in a community team although not essential

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

This post offers a Golden Hello, or a Relocation package up to a maximum of £2000. (pro rata applies and subject to terms and conditions. Please see attached Protocol document).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Health or Social Care Registration (NMC or HCPC)
Mentorship Course / ENB998 or equivalent
Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience
Experience of working with people with serious mental Health problems
Experience of risk assessment of & research into suicide and self-harm
Experience of working with self-harm client group

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Health or Social Care Registration (NMC or HCPC)
Mentorship Course / ENB998 or equivalent
Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential

Significant post qualification experience
Experience of working with people with serious mental Health problems
Experience of risk assessment of & research into suicide and self-harm
Experience of working with self-harm client group

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).