Mental Health Practitioner - #1671025

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

About

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire etc.

Making a difference for you, with you. Our vision, mission and values are all part of the roadmap for all we do

Benefits

Our dedication to caring and making a difference doesnt just extend to our patients, but to our staff too. Wellbeing is a Trust priority we were the second-highest scoring Trust in the country for the Wellbeing measure on the 2018 National Staff Survey. We are actively committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in our staff networks (BME - Black Minority Ethnic, LGBTQ,Disability and Working Carers). We also hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition scheme Silver Award, and are a Living Wage and Disability Confident employer. We offer excellent employment benefits including:

• Large variety of learning and development courses available to staff throughout the year
• contributory pension scheme
• a wide range of family friendly policies
• salary sacrifice scheme.
• a variety of Occupational Health services and classes
• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays for new starters, rising with service
  
  

Dont just take our word for it: In 2018, 72.2% of our staff recommended NHFT as a place to work, the highest score for trusts of our type. We were also honoured to win the Health Service Journals coveted Trust of the Year award the same year.

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Key details

Location

SiteHighfield Clinical Care CentreAddressCliftonville RoadTownNorthamptonPostcodeNN1 5BDMajor / Minor RegionNorthamptonshire

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHours37.5 hours per week (Shift work including weekends)

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
  
  

Salary

Salary£29,970 - £36,483 pa, pro rataSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 5)

Specialty

Main areaNursing and Allied Health Professionals

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 mental health clinician. Predominantly based in the Integrated Response Hub and an integrated part of the crisis care pathway the role will be providing a biopsychosocial approach, emotional support, and safety planning using a trauma informed approach to service users and carers. This role is embedded into the integrated response hub.

As Band 5 clinician the role within the service is to support those in mental health crisis, providing emotional support, utilising skills in assessment of risk and safety planning, ensuring that the needs are met within the contact.

The role requires flexibility as the role is based on service user need with an emphasis on early intervention. The role requires that can think outside the box where taking initiative is essential. The role incorporates leadership skills. Taking the lead in decision making forums and supporting colleagues is essential. It will require advanced skills in prioritisation so to best support the service user and colleagues. This role incorporates the wider functions of the Crisis Pathway that include countywide Crisis cafes in partnerships with local 3rd sector providers, Police Street triage options, the Crisis Houses, Hospital at Home and Police Custody Healthcare providing specialist emotional mental health support liaison to those in crisis. There will also be a key role in developing relationships and supporting third sector and charity organisations.

Advert

We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic individual with excellent assessment, dynamic risk assessment/management and communication skills. With a commitment to a recovery based approach promoting social inclusion and collaborative working, in addition to a passion for forming good working relationships with colleagues as well as other agencies.

Successful candidates will need to have genuine interest in working within a multi-disciplinary team providing assessments and treatment for the defined group of individuals and will have experience of working with people who have mental health difficulties.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to training and developing its staff not only with clinical skills but also in leadership and managerial skills. Excellent learning and development opportunities to support you and develop your Nursing Career. Flexible working patterns for both part time and full time roles. Youll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Working for our organisation

NHFT welcomes applications from people, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status or pregnancy or maternity status.

We would encourage applications from groups who are currently underrepresented in the organisation. In particular, applications from disabled people (with both visible and non-visible disabilities), people from black and minority ethnic communities and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) people.

Car owner/driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Please be aware that all staff employed by NHFT are expected to adhere to the current infection prevention and control guidelines, this includes the wearing of face masks at all times that are approved for use within healthcare. If you have and queries regarding this please contact the named person on the job advert prior to completing your application.

Please be advised that this position is subject to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021. All applicants must be eligible to work in a CQC registered Care Home and therefore must confirm that they have had a full course of an MHRA approved Covid-19 vaccination, unless exempt. Any successful applicants will be required to evidence their vaccination status as part of their pre-employment checks.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Important Information

By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.

Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit:DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.

Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant core profession within health and social care
• Professional qualification held (NMP,HCPC)
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Further training in supervising other
  
  

Skills and Experiance

Essential criteria

• Experience in working in acute mental health care
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in working in the community
  
  

Personal statement

Essential criteria

• Able articulate reason for applying for the role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Able to use examples of using core values in practice
  
  

Documents

• Band 5 Mental Health practitioner (, 664.5)PDFKB
• Benefits (, 570.7)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameChristine Elizabeth EdwardsJob titleService ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07718271639