Assistant Practitioner

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

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Job summary

We are recruiting for an Assistant Practitionerwho wishes to join our team. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care.

The MHLD Liaison Team work across St Mary's Hospital supporting people of all ages with Mental Health needs and Learning Disabilities.

We undertake crisis mental health assessments in the Emergency Department and support ward areas to provide reasonable adjustments for people. We aim to improve the parity of care for people of all ages with mental health and learning disabilities in the acute hospital and work with their family and carers to ensure they have the best possible care and treatment.

This position is suitable for a highly motivated person who is able to work under pressure. Rotation of shifts including nights will be an expectation of the role.

You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to interact at all levels. Attention to detail and proven ability to work to tight deadlines are essential for this role, as well as a high level of accuracy, data management skills and proven IT skills particularly in using Electronic Patient Records.

Main duties of the job

To undertake the role of a keyworker for people with mental health needs and their carers and their supporters in the ED and acute wards. This will include:

Triage and diversion of people presenting with mental health crisis alongside their physical health needs being met as appropriate.
Supporting people presenting in mental health crisis, or with serious mental illness, dementia, or with a learning disability requiring treatment and mental health assessment in ED, and providing support to their carers, relatives and friends.
Support for the MAU and acute wards in caring for people with serious mental illness, dementia, or with a learning disability requiring treatment and mental health assessment.
Work collaboratively with the service user and their family, friends or carers, using knowledge and skills to work in a recovery focussed way. Developing & reviewing appropriate care plans identifying and organising other resources as appropriate.
Support effective communication between ED, wards, mental health crisis team and liaison service, ensuring all referrals are assessed within one hour. Practitioners will also work closely with the dementia liaison nurse, MH liaison nurse and learning disability liaison service, and partners in the community including CCAMHS, No Limits, the Safe Haven and Inclusion Drug and Alcohol service.
Support system-wide, working with individuals who frequently use emergency services across the system, by taking part in the Integrated Care Review

About us

Across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight healthcare services are evolving and transforming to meet the continuing care needs of our population. Now is a very exciting time to join Isle of Wight NHS Trust as we enter this period of change.

This year Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have strengthened our partnership and formed a group giving us an opportunity to work together to be innovative in improving patient care and outcomes as well as improving the experience and opportunities for our people across the two organisations.

We have also been working with other local NHS Trusts across our region to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - to be formed by April 2024.

People employed in our community, mental health and learning disability services by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust on 30 April 2024, will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) on 1 May 2024.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust will continue to deliver both acute and ambulance services for the island population.vv

Date posted

05 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

470-23-8124-KP-1

Job locations

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Newport

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description & person specification document attached. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

We welcome enquiries to discuss the role and look forward to seeing your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We welcome enquiries to discuss the role and look forward to seeing your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of working in the NHS or health care sector

Skills

Essential

Good standard of education

Experience

Essential

Experience of using IT packages
Experience of working within a team environment
Experience of working alongside people with mental health issues and vulnerable service users

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of working in the NHS or health care sector

Skills

Essential

Good standard of education

Experience

Essential

Experience of using IT packages
Experience of working within a team environment
Experience of working alongside people with mental health issues and vulnerable service users

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).