Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Comprehensive training programmes

Career progression

Annual leave 27–33 days + bank hols

Staff physiotherapy service

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Lowestoft is seeking a Band 6 practitioner to join the Waveney Adult Community Mental Health Team. The role focuses on care coordination under the Care Programme Approach for working-age adults, coordinating triage and referral assessments within a multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must hold NMC HCPC or Social Work England registrations as applicable and possess a full UK driving licence, with strong assessment and risk management skills for delivering

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience.
• Community experience supporting working-age adults with mental health problems.
• Effective risk assessment and risk management experience.
• Experience delivering clinical interventions.
• Experience working in a team delivering person-centred treatment packages.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency setting.
• Manage a caseload and provide mental health care services to people with mental health needs.
• Act as a Care Coordinator under the Care Programme Approach.
• Take part in triage and assessment of referrals from GP surgeries and other services.
• Carry out mental health clustering of patients on admission, discharge and at review.
• Pass mental health clustering information to other Trust teams or services when patients transfer.
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of clustering activity within the team.

Skills

Mental health practice knowledge

Caseload management

Risk assessment

Clinical interventions

Person-centred care

Education

NMC registration (Mental Health Nurse)

HCPC registration (OT)

Social Work England registration (Social Worker)

Job description

This Band 6 post sits in the Waveney Adult Community Mental Health Team, run by Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust. The work centres on care coordination under the Care Programme Approach for working-age adults, alongside triage and assessment of referrals from GP surgeries and other services. Practitioners work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and others, and the role requires a full UK driving licence. Applicants need a relevant professional registration as a nurse, occupational therapist or social worker.

What the job involves

• Plan and deliver direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice within a multidisciplinary and multi-agency setting
• Manage a caseload and provide mental health care services to people with mental health needs
• Act as a Care Coordinator under the Care Programme Approach
• Take part in triage and assessment of referrals from GP surgeries and other services
• Carry out mental health clustering of patients on admission, discharge and at review
• Pass mental health clustering information to other Trust teams or services when patients transfer
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of clustering activity within the team

Qualifications

• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training for NMC registrants, or Practice Educator training for AHP and social work registrants
• Ongoing professional development towards degree level where registration follows a diploma-level course

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a mental health or learning disability nurse, HCPC registration as an occupational therapist, or Social Work England registration as a social worker

Experience

• Knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• Community experience supporting working-age adults with mental health problems
• Effective risk assessment and risk management experience
• Experience delivering clinical interventions
• Experience working in a team delivering person-centred treatment packages

Skills & knowledge

• Sound understanding of the Care Coordinator role
• Robust and sound assessment skills

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence

Nice to have

• Higher degree or postgraduate certificate in clinical or therapeutic practice
• Experience delivering group-based interventions
• Experience supporting service development

What’s offered

• NHS pension
• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes
• Career progression
• Annual leave of 27 days rising to 33 days based on length of service, plus paid bank holidays
• Staff physiotherapy service
• NHS discounts