Band 6 Specialist Intensive Practitioner

Medirest Signature; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service is seeking enthusiastic Band 6 Practitioners to join their Crisis Team in Swindon. This role is vital in delivering home-based mental health care and recovery support. Newly qualified social workers are encouraged to apply, providing a dynamic opportunity to contribute effectively to the team's objectives.

Qualifications

• Qualified Practitioner (RMN, OT or SW).
• Newly qualified social workers welcome.
• Experience in community mental health is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Review referrals and assessments for home treatment.
• Implement Risk Management and Care Plans.
• Manage medications and support service user treatment.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Social Work Degree

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Job description

Job overview

Swindon Intensive Service (SIS) are looking for enthusiastic Band 6 Practitioners (RMN, OT or SW) to join our ever growing Crisis Team.

SIS are a diverse, multi-professional team consisting of Nurses, Social Workers, Therapists and Recovery Coordinators who deliver care to those in mental health crisis in the community. This role focusses on providing appropriate and effective interventions and treatments to people with a range of mental health, enabling and assisting them to meet their personal recovery goals and facilitate engagement with mainstream services. SIS provides a ‘hospital at home’ approach and work conscientiously with their Service Users to promote Recovery within their own home, utilising least restrictive practice at every opportunity.

The team has a motivated and experienced new management team who, along with the excellent practitioners in the team, are introducing some exciting changes. Previous experience in an Intensive Team is not essential- we have many practitioners in the team who have brought their skills from other areas and found them to be transferable to this field.

Main duties of the job

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.

This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW’s are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.

If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful ASYE completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 post you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy upon successful ASYE completion.