Band 6 Intensive Specialist Practitioner - Bristol

Avon And Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Nhs Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in Bristol is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Intensive Practitioner to cover maternity leave in the South Glos Intensive Team at Kingswood Civic Centre on a fixed term one year.

You will lead shifts, review referrals, carry out core assessments, manage risk and formulate care plans with home treatment or gatekeeping options, and contribute to service development while upholding least restrictive practice.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 6 practitioner in mental health services is desirable.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and coordinate shifts.
• Competence in risk assessment, risk management and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts as a shift coordinator and review referrals.
• Complete core assessments and develop risk management plans.
• Deliver least restrictive care, with home treatment or gatekeeping when needed.
• Contribute to service development and participate in multidisciplinary meetings.
• Support safe discharge planning and coordination with partner agencies.

Job description

Right to Work in the UK This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.

An opportunity has arisen in South Glos Intensive Team for an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner to work as Band 6 Specialist Intensive Practitioner. The successful applicant will be working at Kingswood Civic Centre on a fixed term contract for one year to cover maternity leave. The multidisciplinary team is friendly, supportive and well established. Staff share a caseload of people who need intensive support.

Key roles include, leading shifts as a shift coordinator, reviewing and accepting referrals, completing thorough core assessments, risk management and care plans, with the intention to treat people at home in the community if possible, or for gatekeeping if a hospital admission is indicated whilst ensuring we use the least restrictive practice at every opportunity. The service also supports people leaving hospital prior to referring or signposting or to other AWP or voluntary and third sector agencies. The successful applicant will also contribute to ensuring the safety of our service users, carers and others by taking part in a variety of multidisciplinary meetings. There will also be an opportunity to contribute to Service development and lead on new ways of working as the team change in line with CMHF., Accepting and reviewing referrals, completion of assessments within the community and general hospital settings for home treatment or gatekeeping for hospital admission. Implementation of Risk Management and Care Plans for the effective home treatment of Service Users utilising least restrictive practice at every opportunity. Medication management and concordance within community. Other duties and responsibilities including inline with job description.

There will be a comprehensive induction to the role and the successful applicant will have a supernumerary period to aid with the transition. Regular meaningful supervision and opportunities to enhance and learn new skills is available and encouraged.

South Glos Intensive Team is a 7 day, 24 hour service and the successful applicant will be able to work a mixture of shifts that can enrich one's home life/work balance. Enhancements are paid for unsocial hours.

Excellent communication and organisational skills as well as an ability to work with a diverse staff group and autonomously are essential to this role, along with the clinical knowledge and skills such as an in-depth knowledge of safeguarding when working at the level of a Band 6 member of staff. Further information is available in the job description.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provideHigh Quality, Compassionate Careeverywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.