Job summary The Adult Community Mental Health Team based in Newmarket, are excited to welcome applications from Assistant Practitioners, Nursing Associates, Clinical Support Workers with experience or keen interest in working with complex mental health conditions.There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis.
We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential.We are keen to support development opportunities and pathways, such as: DBT TrainingCAPS TrainingCBT in PsychosisNursing TrainingAnd much more!
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Main duties of the job Working in a busy and dynamic Adult Community Mental Health Team means every day will be different.
You will be involved in: Managing a (capped) caseload with a mix of service users, from those under The Care Programme Approach and others that are notUndertaking joint initial urgent/routine assessments on behalf of the serviceAttending multi-disciplinary team meetings with our Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurse Consultants, Clinical Team Managers, Senior Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners and Allied Health Professionals including Consultant Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Associate Psychologists and Assistant PsychologistsAttending outpatient clinic appointmentsUndertaking face to face visits in the community setting including home visitsWorking with service users and their families/carers to care plan holistic goal setting and engage in treatment planning and working in collaboration with internal/external stakeholdersMedication administration (if qualified to do so) with opportunities to enrol in local university training programmes in medication managementWorking with other teams services like; inpatient, Home Treatment Team, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Social Care, The Police, Accommodation and Support Teams and 3rd party sector.We work with service users on their presenting needs and have many evidence based intervention packages to enhance the Service User experience.Use of own car and ability to travel independently is essential 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 nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.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.Join our Community Adult Mental Health Service based in Bury St Edmunds.
We are currently going through an exciting transformation working closely with our Primary care colleagues and working towards aligning our team with our local GP practices.Our Trust vales of Positively, Respectfully and Together sum up perfectly what this role encompasses.
If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
Job description Job responsibilities You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users.
We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy, and sensitivity in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging presentation.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!Some of the benefits you can expect: NHS pensiona comprehensive in house & external training programmescareer progressionstarting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)staff physio serviceNHS discounts and many more Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time.
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Person Specification Qualifications Essential Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5 Experience Essential Working with Service Users with mental health needs Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process Skills Essential Able to drive and use of own transport to travel throughout catchment area in Suffolk