Associate Practitioner

Essex Partnership University Nhs Foundation Trust; Braintree; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Excellent pension (up to 14.5%)

Blue Light Card discounts

Relocation package (£8K)

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Band 4 Associate Practitioner to join the Specialist Mental Health Team in the Braintree/Maldon area. The role combines clinical tasks, administration and team support to ensure smooth service delivery.

You will lead physical health clinics, assist with clozapine and depot clinics, and participate in duty rosters. Applicants should have current qualification as an Associate Practitioner or Nursing Associate and relevant mental

Qualifications

• Holds current qualification for Associate Practitioner or Nursing Associate
• Experience in mental health setting desirable
• Previous work running a physical health clinic desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead and run the physical health clinics
• Support clozapine and depot clinics where required
• Support the team’s duty service on a rota
• Organise and follow up on clinical outcomes after assessments
• Provide healthy lifestyle advice and health promotion guidance
• Assist senior clinicians in risk assessment and care planning
• Escalate safeguarding concerns when necessary

Education

Associate Practitioner or Nursing Associate

Job description

Job summary

The Gables Specialist Mental Health Team is a community mental health services that covers the areas of Braintree and Maldon in Essex. The team are responsible for the care and treatment for patients with a mental health condition and who present with risks that require a Multi-Disciplinary Team who require intervention and support.

• Care Coordination
• Outpatient Clinics
• Clozapine and depot clinics
• Physical health clinic
• Duty
• Occupational Therapy
• Employment Support
• Social Work tasks under the Care Act 2014

Main duties of the job

The Band 4 Associate Practitioner role is a mixture of clinical tasks, administrative tasks and other roles that support the functioning of the Specialist Mental Health Team, including but not limited to:

• Leading and running the physical health clinics
• Providing support to the clozapine and depot clinics where required
• Supporting the teams duty service on a rota
• Organising and following up on clinical outcomes following assessments
• Provide healthy lifestyle advice, and health promotion advice
• Assisting senior clinicians in the assessment and management of risk or to carry out care planned interventions
• Identify possible safeguarding concerns and take appropriate action through escalation of concerns

About us

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Job responsibilities

Please see full Job Description and Person Specification documents for all details regarding the role being advertised.

Qualifications

Essential

• Holds current qualification for Associate Practitioner or Nursing Associate

Desirable

• 1 or more years working at this level

Experience

Essential

• Previous work within a mental health setting

Desirable

• Previous work running a physical health clinic

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).