Mental Health Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner in Ipswich to conduct clinical assessments, manage risk, and provide support to healthcare professionals. The role offers potential hybrid working arrangements and requires candidates with relevant degrees and experience in mental health practice. Join a respected team delivering mental health services in Suffolk.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

27 days annual leave increasing to 33

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health practice and effective risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct thorough risk assessments.
• Knowledge of medication and monitoring effects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments of individuals in primary care.
• Assess and manage risk, and perform screening and triage of referrals.
• Support other health care professionals and participate in Interface meetings.

Skills

Risk Assessment knowledge and skills

Training regarding Suicide prevention

Training in Safeguarding

Training in Medicine Management

Education

Nursing Degree or equivalent

Dip O.T.

Social Work or Psychology Qualification

Mentorship qualification or ENB 998

Higher Degree or postgraduate certificate in clinical therapeutic practice

Job description

The Wellbeing Service is an NHS Talking Therapies Service, providing primary care assessment, advice and psychological interventions to people in Suffolk aged 16 and above. The service primarily caters for those who would like to access support with mild to moderate mental health difficulties including anxiety and depression.

The service is delivered via a partnership between Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT). We deliver a bio-psycho-social model which includes psychological, employment and social interventions across the county. Our treatments are delivered primarily by telephone, online via webinars, and face to face.

We require excellent communicators and self-motivated individuals who are committed to delivering a high standard of care. The role predominantly involves undertaking assessments of individuals within primary care including the assessment of risk to consider access or re-access to secondary mental health services. You will be undertaking screening and triage of referrals, to identify appropriate onward pathway. You will be providing support and advice to other health care professionals, including attending and chairing Interface meetings as appropriate. Ensuring that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines, primary care and Trust policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity for aMental health practitioner, Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, or for a Psychological Wellbeing Practitionerwith at least 2 years post PWP qualification experience, who is passionate about the Step 2 model, to develop their career within the service.

You will assist the leadership team in the development of the Low Intensity part of the service, whilst helping the service achieve its required key performance indicators. The role will involve conducting clinical assessments, assessing and managing risk, as well as performing screening and triage of referrals to determine the appropriate onward pathway.

Risk assessment and management is an essential aspect of this role. Youwill be able to demonstrate experience of conducting thorough risk assessments, safety planning and support, as well as an ability to work in a dynamic fast paced team.

This position is located at Mariner House in Ipswich. If successful at interview, there may be flexibility regarding a base location at either Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds.

Hybrid working is an option, but it is expected that the post holder will be in either Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich for 3 days a week minimum.

About us

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.Wellbeing Suffolk delivers NHS Talking Therapies and is currently benchmarked in the top three NHS Talking Therapies Services in the country with workforce surveys evidencing high morale. The service was recently awarded continuation to deliver the Talking Therapies contract for a further five years, with a potential to extend for a further 5 years. This award builds on existing strengths to deliver the new model launched agreed in September 2024, so, a very exciting time to be joining the service.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

Some of the benefits you can expect:- NHS pension- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes- career progression- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)- staff physio service- NHS discounts and many more.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interviews date to be confirmed and will be held in Bury St Edmunds ( this may be subject to change) You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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This position is located at Mariner House in Ipswich. If successful at interview, there may be flexibility regarding a base location at either Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds.

Hybrid working is an option, but it is expected that at least 3 days per week will be spent on-site.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing Degree or equivalent, Dip O.T., Social Work or Psychology Qualification
• Mentorship qualification or ENB 998.
• Higher Degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical therapeutic practice.
• Good to great management course equivalent. APPT Trainer

Experience

• Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
• Demonstrate effective risk management and risk management experience.

Skills

• Risk Assessment knowledge and skills.
• Training re: Suicide prevention, Safeguarding and Medicine Management

Knowledge

• Knowledge of medication and the monitoring of its effects
• An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. NICE guidelines
• Certificate in area of clinical practice

Other

• Ability to travel independently

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum (pro rata)