Senior Mental Health Practitioner FPCC

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tewkesbury is seeking professionals to provide mental health support by triaging patients and responding to urgent referrals. The role demands resilience and strong communication skills to assist patients during critical moments. Flexible shift patterns are available, including day and night options, to accommodate varying schedules.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health support and triaging patients.
• Ability to handle calls with emotional resilience.
• Strong communication skills for providing guidance.

Responsibilities

• Triaging patients at the point of contact.
• Providing mental health support in various situations.
• Responding to urgent referrals and managing crisis situations.

Job description

Forget caseloads and case management. In the FPCC your skills and expertise will be in triaging patients at the point of contact, providing mental health support and identifying what service will best meet their needs moving forwards. The spectrum of mental health needs varies significantly; you will have the ability to offer advice, guidance and support for mental health issues, with a routine, urgent or crisis response, and ways this can be managed and improved. Equally, you'll have the ability to respond to urgent referrals with more acute needs and higher risks in the community

Handling a wide range of calls and thriving amid the challenges this presents, requires an outstanding amount of resilience and emotional strength as you will be supporting unwell and upset patients at their time of need. Your support will make a difference to lives and requires people who can be there for those that need it, sometimes in the face of adversity and trauma.

We're currently recruiting for a variety of shift patterns including:

Day Shifts -

• 7am to 8pm
• 9am - 10pm
• 7am - 3pm
• 2pm - 10pm

Night shifts -

• 21:30hrs - 07:30hrs

Flexible working options can be considered