Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Mental Health Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 246-GYW7202041-A
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Great Yarmouth Acute Services, Northgate Hospital
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior 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.
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
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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
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.
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!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Nursing degree or equivalent Dip OT, Clinical Psychology or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective risk management and risk management experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent assessment skills
- Competent and effective treatment skills
- Full driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Louisa Marshall
- Job title
- Acting CTL
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493337698
- Additional information
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