Assistant Practitioner - Perinatal Community Services

at  Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Working in a busy and dynamic Perinatal Community Mental Health Team means every day will be different. You will be involved in:
Undertaking face to face visits in the community, including home visits.
Undertaking physical health checks in the community and clinic setting.
Working with service users and their families/carers to create holistic goal setting plans, engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholders.
Managing a (capped) caseload for those under team, working closely with a Specialist Multi-Disciplinary Team.
Undertaking initial urgent/routine visits on behalf of the service
Attending Multi-Disciplinary Meetings, both internally and externally.
Undertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home visits
Whilst adult mental health experience is ideal, if you have experience with working with service users with moderate to severe mental ill health and their families with a desire to work in Specialist Community Perinatal Services then we would be pleased to hear from you.
As an Assistant Practitioner within the East and Waveney team, you will be working in a supportive team, with a range of professional backgrounds and experience to deliver excellent care to the families we work with.
You will have access to both regular clinical and line management supervision (every 4 weeks). We also offer protected team formulation and reflective practice every month.
The Community Perinatal Team are an investor in people. We believe that staff should have access to good, relevant training that helps them offer the best service to the families that use our service. There are excellent training opportunities available throughout the year with this service.
This is a busy team that covers the whole of Norfolk and Waveney. You will need to hold a drivers licence and have access to a vehicle.
You will require excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work flexibly.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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