Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 246-CFYPN6403485
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hall
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Practitioner
Band 6
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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team and growing service, which aims to help young people at risk of developing psychosis who are experiencing an at-risk mental state. The Therapeutic Interventions for Distressing unusual Experiences Service (TIDES) is a brand-new team working therapeutically with young people across Norfolk & Waveney. We are seeking two Band 6s Mental Health Practitioners to join the existing team on a full or part time basis. Your choice of base could be Norwich, Great Yarmouth, or King’s Lynn. However you would be expected to work flexibly between bases in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Kings Lynn, and home.
We are accepting those with core professions from: mental health nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers. (You will require an up-to date registration)
We are a supported team currently made up of clinical psychology, systemic family therapy, trainee cognitive behavioural therapists and mental health practitioners which are from a variety of professional backgrounds. Our team will be offering young people evidence-based interventions such as psychoeducational work, individual CBT and family therapeutic work aimed at helping our young people and their families to cope with the move on from their unusual experiences. TIDES practitioners work with small manageable caseloads and hold an integrated approach to the care we provide. You will be holding cases as under CPA.
Main duties of the job
When you join us, you can expect a thorough induction and ongoing support.
As we continue to grow you will be supported by a full MDT to include psychiatry, and support workers. You’ll be joining a team with extensive experience of working in a psychosis pathway, and we are passionate about helping our growing team to develop their skills and understanding in this area through ongoing CPD . You will be joining a supportive environment, with regular clinical team meetings, reflective practice and opportunities to work with the wider MDT, as well as working independently.
The ideal candidate will be a team player, have a good interpersonal skill, is flexible in their approach, and is enthusiastic about working with young people and young adults, to help live the lives they want to.
Working for our organisation
Your main responsibilities include the assessment and appropriate treatment of people presenting with At-Risk Mental States. You will undertake the assessment, formulation, planning and delivery of direct patient care with appropriate supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Willingness to support new team development, allowing for flexibility in the development stages. Be adaptable to service demands and developments as under the direction of the Community Team Manager.
· To support the prevention or delayment of a first episode of psychosis, by supporting people in all aspects of their lives. This includes ensuring physical health assessments take place, wellbeing support offered, support around social functioning, employment/education, as well as supporting those who support.
· Building therapeutic alliance, accessibility to care and trust. Using a concept of recovery-orientated care, which prioritises autonomy, empowerment and respect for the person receiving a service. Use of clear communication in supporting therapeutic alliance.
· Building therapeutic relationships with others within the person connectivity circles, supporting carers roles, providing psychoeducation and being the point of contact for all matters.
· To manage a caseload of people who are experiencing at-risk mental states as under CPA, supporting their mental health, social identity, and physical health needs. To have an understanding of attenuated psychotic symptoms and brief limited intermittent psychotic symptoms groups.
· Liaising with other health and social care and education professionals to ensure joined up care.
· To support the development of continuous service improvement through co production and collaboratively working with individuals with lived experience and their carer.
· To maintain high standards of clinical work in compliance with NICE guidelines for at-risk mental state teams and the care quality commission.
· To support the triage of all new referrals into the service.
· To support and carry out assessments. Willingness to complete CAARMS training and to regularly utilise the CAARMS screening process in supporting the assessment, and formulation of needs. To come to use the scoring criteria under CAARMS and be able to identify when individuals meet ARMS service criteria or Ealy intervention criteria.
· To support the specific quality standards for ARMS.
· To care plan, risk screening/assess, as well as supporting a smooth transition back into primary care services following the two-year period.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing degree or Equivalent. Dip OT or SW
- Mentorship Qualification. 998. Willingness to train to become sign-off mentor
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
- Demonstrate Effective risk assessment and risk management experience.
- Experience in the delivery of clinical interventions.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of an understanding of the role.
- Competence shown of assessment skills and formulation.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of what an At-risk Mental State is.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Jane Swanson
- Job title
- community Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603671941
- Additional information
Please note my non-working day is Wednesday.
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