Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title: Mental Health Practitioner

Trust Location: Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Trust

Pay rates:£17 - £28

Hours: Flexible

About the Trust: -

Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based and community services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire as well as providing drug and alcohol services in Surrey and Brighton.

The Trust also has several benefits for staff, with a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and car scheme. Excellent transport links bring London, Heathrow, and Gatwick airports within easy reach. Surrey is also home to famous venues such as Epsom Downs racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park.

As a member, youll have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates work this week, get paid next week
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Essential support when you need it 24/7 365 days Call us anytime
• Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts
• First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust access before they are made available to agency
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements
• Training and development opportunities
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work
• Stakeholder pension scheme available

• Carry own caseload under supervision and undertake holistic assessments including risk of the child/adolescent/family needs, either individually or in identified complex cases jointly with another member of the CAMHS community team.
• Take responsibility for maintaining accurate and timely records of all work undertaken in accordance with Trust policies and Professional body requirements.
• Ensure high standards of care are provided, and that regard to dignity, individuality, self-esteem and wellbeing of individuals and their families are given. Monitored and evaluated on a continuous basis.
• Promote effective liaison with all statutory and voluntary agencies concerned with CYP and mental health.

• The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

Apply Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• All Registered Nurse roles will be required to provide evidence of :-
• Statement of NMC Registration
• Degree /Diploma in Nursing

Experience

Essential

• 6 months experience within a similar role within the NHS or Private hospital

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX

Employer's website

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