Band 6 Specialist Recovery Practitioner

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Bristol is seeking a Specialist Recovery Nurse Practitioner to join their supportive team. The role involves holding a caseload of service users and delivering evidence-based interventions. The ideal candidate should be a qualified nurse, experienced in mental health, and eager to develop their skills in a community setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with experience in mental health.
• Ability to work with a varied caseload.
• Willingness to engage in continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of service users.
• Coordinate and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Support the running of the clinic.

Skills

Experience with mental health needs

Clinical management skills

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Job overview

The South Glos. Recovery Team North are looking for a Specialist Recovery nurse Practitioner to join our supportive and friendly team. The team is based in Thornbury with a geographical area covering South Glos. area, including Yate, Patchway and other suburban areas. This is a wide geographical area with limited access to public transport.

The post offers the opportunity to develop your skills with new training in Structured Clinical Management (SCM) with a supervision program in place to support staff.

The role entails Key Workers holding a caseload of service users under secondary mental health services and the coordination and delivery of evidenced based interventions. This includes commissioning packages under the care act.

Main duties of the job

We would welcome applications from qualified nurses with experience of working with people with acute and enduring mental health needs. We are keen to appoint nurses to the team to share their specific skills and expertise. If you are looking to further your community experience, we would love to hear from you.

We will consider recently qualified nurses who have completed their preceptorship.

Your main duties will include:

• key working a varied caseload including a range of presentations and diagnoses
• key working service users throughout their recovery including stepping up and down care when needed
• cover duty and duty nurse responsibilities
• working as an intervention based service identifying service user need and how they can meet their goals
• support the running of the clinic and medication management
• working closely with other services including social worker colleagues, the intensive support team (IST), psychological therapy service (PTS) and the primary care liaison team (PCLS)
• contribute your expertise within the MDT