Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Nottingham, East Midlands; À distance; GBP 38 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to join Waterlily, our inpatient prevention programme for adults with anorexia nervosa. The role involves supporting patients across the East Midlands, delivering care predominantly through a virtual model and maintaining a designated caseload within a multidisciplinary team.

We welcome applicants from Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker backgrounds with a genuine interest in eating disorders.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic practitioner who enjoys collaborative working and is keen to develop specialist knowledge of eating disorders.
• Previous eating disorder experience welcomed, but applications are encouraged from experienced nurses and occupational therapists with transferable mental health skills.

Responsabilités

• Deliver care mainly through a virtual model across a regional footprint.
• Complete assessments and contribute to person-centred care planning and reviews.
• Deliver therapeutic groups, meal support and evidence-based interventions.
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients, families and carers.
• Assess and manage risk, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Participate in multidisciplinary reviews and care planning.
• Work with regional eating disorder services to support continuity of care.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues, students and less experienced staff.
• Participate in supervision, training and continuing professional development.
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and effective communication.
• Practise in line with professional standards, legislation, Trust policies and clinical governance requirements.

Description du poste

Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker passionate about improving outcomes for people with eating disorders? Waterlily, our specialist inpatient prevention programme, is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to support adults with anorexia nervosa across the East Midlands.

Waterlily provides an intensive, predominantly virtual programme for people who need a higher level of intervention than traditional community treatment. The service aims to support individuals in their own homes, promote recovery and prevent admission to inpatient units.

Working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to assessments, care planning and risk management, facilitate therapy groups and meal supervisions, undertake community work and deliver group interventions. You will manage a designated caseload autonomously while working closely with patients, families and other professionals.

We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and enthusiastic practitioner who enjoys collaborative working and is keen to develop specialist knowledge of eating disorders. Previous eating disorder experience is welcomed, but applications are also encouraged from experienced nurses and occupational therapists with transferable mental health skills and an interest in developing their expertise.

The post is fixed term for 12 months and will involve regular travel to Nottingham and Derby.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner within the Waterlily Inpatient Prevention Programme, supporting adults with anorexia nervosa who require enhanced care to aid recovery and prevent inpatient admission.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will manage a caseload, work autonomously and contribute to safe, effective service delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver care mainly through a virtual model across a regional footprint.
• Complete assessments and contribute to person-centred care planning and reviews.
• Deliver therapeutic groups, meal support and evidence-based interventions.
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients, families and carers.
• Assess and manage risk, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Participate in multidisciplinary reviews and care planning.
• Work with regional eating disorder services to support continuity of care.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues, students and less experienced staff.
• Participate in supervision, training and continuing professional development.
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and effective communication.
• Practise in line with professional standards, legislation, Trust policies and clinical governance requirements.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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.

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Glenfield

Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Glenfield