Community Mental Health Practitioner

We are looking for two (1.8 WTE) experienced Mental Health Practitioners, from a professional background of Nursing, OT or Social Work who can demonstrate excellent assessment and communication skills, in working with people in the community experiencing a mental health crisis and the ability to deliver a compassionate, person-centred and high quality service to patients, carers and others who are referred to the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. You will need to have experience of assessing and managing risk in mental health.

This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).

Main duties of the job

The service is looking to appoint candidates who are highly motivated, enthusiastic, creative and resourceful, and who have a passion for working with people and for developing good working relationships with carers. You will have the opportunity to forge close links with the third (voluntary) sector, as well as with other specialist teams within the Trust and within Primary Care and Partnerships. This is an exciting and diverse role working with a whole range of different mental health presentations. Consider the team as place to embed your learning, broaden your skills and develop your career! The role will be based at Mill View Hospital in Hove, and you will be required to carry out home visits as part of the role as well as seeing patients on site.

About us

Brighton and Hove is a unique, vibrant and exciting place to live and work, offering a lively city life with the opportunity to get away from it all to the South Downs National park just on the doorstep. You will receive regular clinical supervision, and be encouraged to access opportunities for training and your personal development.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental health Nurse Occupational Therapist or Social worker with current registration
• Completion of Mentorship Course
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge/Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
• Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
• Experience of supervising staff
• Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
• Experience of working consultatively with professionals
• Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
• Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
• Experience of working within the CPA process
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Previous experience of working in the community

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,959 to £48,117 a yearpa / pro rata for part time

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