Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Torbay is seeking an experienced Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service. The role involves conducting specialist mental health assessments, devising recovery-focused interventions, and supporting referrals from colleagues within Torbay General Hospital.

You will work within a busy multidisciplinary team, participate in supervision, and develop individual recovery plans while engaging with patients, families, carers

Qualifications

• Post-qualifying experience in mental health.
• Experience in liaison psychiatry within hospital settings.
• Ability to work with supervision and develop recovery plans.

Responsibilities

• Make specialist mental health assessments and devise interventions.
• Support referrals from Torbay General Hospital colleagues.
• Work within a busy multidisciplinary team and collaborate with multiple agencies.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and carers.

Skills

Significant post qualifying experience

Communication skills

Team working

Education

RMN (Registered Mental Nurse)

CQSW / ASW

BSc/Diploma in OT

SROT

Job description

We are seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner with significant post qualifying experience to join our dynamic team in the Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service.

We welcome applicants who may consider a part time or full time contract and actively support Flexible Working Arrangements within the service.

This is a 24/7 role and there is an expectation to cover night duties on a rolling rota. In recognition of this, all staff received enhanced pay rates for unsocial hours.

Liaison Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that specialises in the interface between medicine and psychiatry in a general hospital setting.

Liaison Psychiatry Services nationwide are experiencing significant investment and we are in the privileged position in Devon of being able to further enhance and develop our already well-established Liaison Services at Torbay District General Hospital in Torquay, South Devon., You will be working within a Senior Mental Health Practitioner role helping support referrals from colleagues within Torbay General Hospital. You will be working within a busy team who complete both assessment and consultation work with people who require support for their mental health needs.

It will be your job to make specialist mental health assessments and devise interventions that will help people to recover. You will play a key role in a dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with multiple agencies on a daily basis.

You will be confident working with supervision, with the knowledge to devise individual recovery plans for the people you see. It is important that you can communicate effectively, not only with your colleagues, but the people you care for, their families and carers.

You will be an experienced mental health professional with a professional mental health qualification (RMN, CQSW / ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT)

We have a track record of supporting team members to grow in the role and can provide a range of training opportunities, including CPD modules that can help you develop the skills you need to thrive in the job and develop your career. At Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service, we actively support staff career and professional development.

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do