Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Practitioner Neuro developmental Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21475-A
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Highmore
- Town
- Hailsham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/07/2024 23:59
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Mental Health Practitioner-Neuro Developmental - Incentives Apply
NHS AfC: Band 6
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you looking for a role where you can really develop your clinical practice alongside colleagues who also have skills and qualifications in non-medical prescribing and other areas?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within The East Sussex CAMHS Neuro Developmental Service for an experienced Community Mental Health Practitioner/nurse preferably with experience and skills in working with Neuro Developmental Pathways. The post is 0.8 WTE, 30 hours within our usual working hours of M-F 9-5.
The role is predominantly clinical .
We have bases in Hastings, Hailsham and Lewes CAMHS . You will hold a caseload of complex young people at all stages on the pathway, and also contribute to service development, and advise and support colleagues on neurodevelopmental issues through team meetings and reflective practice sessions.
You will need to be creative and able to manage your own diary. The role includes both lone and joint working. If you enjoy working with young people who present with neurodivergence and you can manage complex cases we would welcome your application. You would have access to regular team and individual supervision, and specific designated medical practitioner support and training including QB test training and ADOS training and updates
Main duties of the job
Assessing and contributing to the diagnosis of young people referred for ADHD and ASC assessments
Reviewing young people on medication
Contributing to team meetings and multi disciplinary meetings
This post offers the Trust's £4,000 Incentive for band 5-7 Nurses & Practitioners, as well as a relocation package up to a maximum of £8,000 (subject to terms and conditions).
Working for our organisation
Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust promotes staff well being and provides supervision and training for all staff as appropriate
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Assessing and contributing to the diagnosis of young people referred for ADHD and ASC assessments
Reviewing young people on medication
Contributing to team meetings and multi disciplinary meetings
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Professional Health or Social Care Qualification (ie RMN, OT, NURSE, SOCIAL WORKER)with postgraduate training or experience relevant to child and adolescent mental health or an accredited formal post-qualification training in Mental Health e.g iapt Or Professional Health Qualification ( RGN, Paediatric Nurse, School Health Nurse) with formal postgraduation qualifications in child and adolescent mental health and experience of working in a mental health setting (as student or other), working with children, young people
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience
- Experience of risk assessment of & research into suicide and self-harm
- Experience of working with self-harm client group
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
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
- sue davies
- Job title
- clinical services manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 304 0327
- Additional information
Teresa Jennings 0300 3040327
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