Senior Mental Health Practitioner at Norfolk Suffolk Foundation Trust
Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Oct, 25

Salary

46580.0

Posted On

24 Jul, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

It

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

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

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

Responsibilities

SENIOR PRACTITIONER BAND 6 ROLE WORKING IN THE CRISIS RESOLUTION HOME TREATMENT TEAM

Are you dynamic?
Do you want to make a difference to the care that people receive?
Do you want to influence change?
Then come and join our amazing team here at Great Yarmouth Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team. We are a unique team in that we are integrated to the ward and our day-care facilities as a partial hospitalisation service which enhances and supports patient centred care to provide a smooth transition throughout our services to ensure that the highest quality of care is received for all our patients and carers.

MAIN DUTIES OF THE JOB

Within this role you will also carry out emergency assessments from Community Teams, GP’s and A&E Out of Hours in view of gate-keeping possible admissions, ongoing care or referral to external teams. The team also visits Service Users at home to plan and implement care packages for Crisis and Home Treatment Team patients.
As a team we embrace a Quality Improvement approach.
We are a small team where retention is high and the opportunities to work between our services for individual development is very much supported. We pride ourselves in ensuring that our team are supported and given the best opportunities where possible.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be able to work flexibly as this service covers 24 hours 7 days a week. Although you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, there will be elements of lone working. The post will sit under the Great Yarmouth & Waveney Acute Mental Health Services within a supportive and progressive Locality.

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