Community Mental Health Practitioner (Triage)

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Tudhoe; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health trust in the UK is seeking a Community Mental Health Practitioner (Triage). This full-time role involves screening new referrals, conducting assessments, and developing care plans. Qualified nurses with a commitment to clinical excellence and interpersonal skills are encouraged to apply. Benefits include excellent training opportunities, a generous holiday entitlement, and a relocation package. Join a supportive team focused on improving mental health services in the community.

Benefits

Access to wellbeing and support programmes

Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

Golden Hello or relocation package of up to £2000

Qualifications

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group.
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals.
• Understanding of clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Screen new referrals and make clinical decisions.
• Undertake initial assessments of individuals and families.
• Complete risk assessments and develop care plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical assessments

Risk management

Partnership working

Education

Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health/LD/Adult)

Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

Community Mental Health Practitioner (Triage)

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW CHALLENGE IN ADULT COMMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH?

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR SOCIAL WORKER LOOKING FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY AND THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER?

If so, wehave a great opportunity for you.

We have a full-time, permanent Band 6 vacancy for a Triage practitioner based at Hill Rise in Newhaven.

Newhaven is a fishing port set in the beautiful South Downs National Park and within easy travelling distance from Brighton or Eastbourne.

Main duties of the job

You would join our Triage team, which also includes two Band 7 Senior Nurse Practitioners, a Support Worker and two dedicated Admin colleagues . The team manages all the new referrals to the Neighbourhood Mental Health teams and they work closely with our colleagues in primary care, the voluntary sector and NHS Talking Therapies to ensure people needing mental health support get to the right clinician at the right time, according to their level of need.

You will need to have experience of assessing mental health needs. You will need excellent interpersonal skills for this front facing role and have the ability to work efficiently but also with a meticulous eye for detail.

About us

As a mental health trust, Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

As a qualified professional in our team we can offer you:

Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

A 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of up to £2000 (see attached documentation)

If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in the heart of The South Downs National Park, then we would love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

1. To work predominantly in Triage screening new referrals, clinical decision making and liaising with referrers/ other partner agencies

2. To undertake initial assessments of individuals and their families

3. To complete risk assessments and develop care plans

4. To contribute to risk management and safety planning

5. To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
• Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.