Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Are you a registered Mental Health Practitioner looking for a new opportunity?

Are you passionate about working with people who have been identified as being at risk of developing Psychosis?

This is known as an At Risk Mental State (ARMS). This is a specific pathway within Early intervention services.

Come and join the Derbyshire At Risk Mental State Service based in Derby!

This is a new service based on NICE recommended interventions and include interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Lead professional Input, Family Interventions, Individual Placement Support and many more.

If successful, you will be able to use your skills, knowledge, and experience to join our team and work with people and their families who are experiencing symptoms linked to having an At Risk Mental State.

Join a supportive, friendly and diverse team who support people in Derby City and County.

The team Derbyshire Early Intervention Service work with people aged 14-64 years old. The team have a 'family first' and biopsychosocial approach to providing care to an individual whilst in our service. We support people into education, training, volunteering, and employment, accessing social groups/activities and support their physical health outcomes too in order to provide holistic care to the person receiving the service.

There are various opportunities for further training and development within the role!

Main duties of the job

We are looking for experience and commitment, together with a desire to make our service the best we can, through innovation and collaboration with our key stakeholders. The post holder will:

• Be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive service in line with the At Risk Mental State procedures.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community, based on the local and national practice guidance
• Demonstrate expertise in risk assessment and management working in a community setting
• Have good communication and organisational skills and operate as a well-integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team, maintaining a person-centred focus
• Have demonstrable Mental Health Practitioner post registration experience
• Be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.
• Have the ability to transport yourself across a wide geographical area.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities