Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people’s and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

JOB OVERVIEW

Do you want to work for an award-winning team? Ipswich Adult CMHT have been recognised for Working together for better mental health.
You will be well supported within a friendly and well-established award-winning team, with continuing opportunities and ongoing professional
development.
Ipswich Adult community team specialise in working with adult’s who are experiencing mental illness. The team are based in Ipswich and you will
be working with one of the most complex demographics within Suffolk. We focus on Recovery based interventions and strive to work in partnership
with those we care for, their families and their networks.We are looking for people to join us to continue to build on an already successful service.
We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.
You’ll be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team, undertake the role of the duty worker as part of our team’s rota. You’ll regularly be working
with external agencies as part of a service users care, so being able to work well in a team and having excellent communication skills is vital. You
can expect a thorough induction and training / preceptorship period, as well as opportunities for ongoing development.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

You can expect a manageable case load and a supportive management team to ensure you’re able to work independently but support is never far
away if needed.

The typical job roles and responsibilities will include:

• Working with other multi-disciplinary professionals within the team.
• Undertake initial assessments.
• Liaise with statutory and voluntary sectors
• The successful candidate will be an integral part of this team. You will contribute to meetings both within the service and in wider

networks.

• Effective personal planning and organisation of daily workload.
• Flexible working and manage own working time effectively and accordingly to service demands.
• Managing and providing a high quality of care.
• Managing a case load of patient that have a range of mental health needs.
• Initiate, create and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, ensuring that practice is patient centred.
• Participating in the duty rota
• Practicing in line with policy, guidance and legislation.

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• Carrying out risk assessment, crisis and safety planning.
• Working closely with the ACS mental health team to support our patients, meeting both their mental health needs and their Care

Act needs.

• To support patients in being discharged back to primary care.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The post will involve you working autonomously in the community. You will engage with people, and using effective communication, often in
difficult and stressful circumstances. You will be undertaking initial assessments, introducing services, making referrals to appropriate agencies,
and monitoring and supporting situations to achieve positive outcomes for our service users and carers. You will be supported within your practice