Assistant Practitioner

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Suffolk is seeking a compassionate Assistant Practitioner to join the Under 18's Suffolk Crisis Service Team. This role involves delivering direct care to young individuals in crisis and supporting a multidisciplinary team in providing urgent mental health support. The successful candidate will engage with families and contribute to care planning while working under supervision. This position offers a valuable opportunity to improve services for children and families in need.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support, preferably with children or young people.
• Ability to work under supervision in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct care and support to service users in crisis.
• Carry out delegated clinical tasks including care planning.
• Maintain accurate records using trust systems.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team collaboration

Crisis management

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting a compassionate and skilled Assistant Practitioner to join our new Under 18's Suffolk Crisis Service Team at NSFT which is due to go live from April 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team delivering urgent mental health support to children, young people and families across Suffolk. You will work under the supervision of registered professionals to provide high-quality care and interventions, supporting individuals in crisis and helping to reduce risk in the community. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of Consultant Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, a Therapies team, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners, Peer Support Workers, Nursery Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Community Team Managers, a Matron and a Service Manager specialising in perinatal mental health.

The under 18's Suffolk Crisis Service Team provides prevention, detection and management of mental health problems that complicate pregnancy and the postpartum year.

• Deliver direct care and support to service users in crisis, under supervision of registered clinicians.
• Carry out delegated clinical tasks including care planning and interventions.
• Support triage and response functions for urgent referrals, including from A&E and 111.
• Maintain accurate records using Trust systems such as Lorenzo and System One.
• Promote recovery-focused care and social inclusion.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and multi-agency partners.

About us

We are a cohesive, friendly, and kind team and will support you every step of the way. This is an opportunity to work within a specialist multi-disciplinary setting, which offers a wide range of MDT clinical assessments and treatments, specific specialist perinatal therapeutic individual and group interventions. We promote a strong service user led participation culture as well as supporting partners and families. We are looking for passionate and high-spirited individual who can be a part of our amazing team to improve services for our service users. We want people to be proactive, creative and innovative to advocate for our service users and develop our service further.