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This is an exciting opportunity to join the expanding
Navigo family, working as a qualified Senior Practitioner within the Acute
services, which encompasses single point of access (SPA), crisis, liaison,
home treatment, substance misuse and the inpatient lodges. If you're
looking to start a new career, or you already have experience supporting people
with health & social needs, we want to hear from hard working, kind, caring
and compassionate people who want to make a difference to the lives of others.
Our
teams work across the locality in a holistic, person-centred and
trauma-informed approach to deliver services that we'd be happy for our own
families to use.
Please note the expected start date for this position is not before 05/01/2026.
Main duties of the job
The role of a qualified Senior Practitioner involves
completing holistic assessment of need, risk assessment & management,
delivering evidence-based treatment & interventions, admission/discharge,
coaching & supervising junior colleagues, attending and leading meetings
(including MDT's, reviews, team meetings, etc.), maintaining the ward
environments, supporting the friends/families of people using services, and
contributing to the safe and effective delivery of the service whilst ensuring
that the people who use our services are always involved and at the heart of
any decision-making. Through robust implementation of policy and compliance
with the appropriate legal frameworks, this role truly contributes the
improving the lives of the people accessing our services.
About us
Hello!
We
are Navigo. We look after North East Lincolnshire's mental health and
well-being, an award-winning social enterprise that provides mental health
services to the NHS and beyond.
The
whole basis of our work is to deliver services that we would be happy for our
own family to use.
We
offer a range of mental health services, including acute and community
facilities as well as specialist support such as outstanding older adults
inpatient services, rehabilitation and recovery community mental health and an
outstanding specialist eating disorder facility.
Ranked
as one of the top UK companies to work for, we feature in the Best Companies
top 100 large company list.
As
a social enterprise, we do things a little bit differently and have also
developed income-generating commercially viable businesses that provide
training, education and employment opportunities including Grimsby Garden
Centre.
Working
at Navigo is not like working anywhere else. Lots of places say that, but we
really mean it.
We
like to work with forward-thinking people who want to make a difference.
Come
and Join us !
Please
note: Whilst we value all applications, if we believe an application to be AI
generated, we will use a checking tool and may reject any application that has
been automatically generated.
Should
you require any assistance in completing this application due to a disability
or other needs please contact navigo.recruitment@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: responsibility for assessment, admission and
discharge processes, care planning, maintaining accurate records and must have
a standard that reflects their level of clinical expertise, use of specialised
psychometric tools to complement the assessment and evaluation of patient care,
liaise with community based services and resources such as education, social
security, employment, housing, police and voluntary sector organisations to
facilitate the delivery of the most appropriate and best possible care for the
individual patients, their carers and families, discuss complex issues
surrounding risk management and plan care accordingly advising others regarding
management of care, respond the patient crises in a positive pro-active manner,
develop clear care pathways, including methods to reduce the risk of further
crises developing, provide telephone support to any patients or carers, outside
agencies or clinicians who require information, advice or crisis intervention
(this will require the postholder to make immediate, effective decisions that
will have implications for the outcomes of the patients' mental health. The
postholder must be able to assess complex mental health conditions and develop
and implement care packages in a variety of settings.
Managerial: act as a role model for staff, which will involve
providing support and guidance to staff in order to maximise the experience of
patients whilst they are an inpatient, take charge of the lodge in the absence
of the manager with continuing responsibility, plan and organise workloads for
staff within the area to include allocation of staff, planning patient care and
groups etc., assist with managing positive attendance in clinical areas in
accordance with Navigo's Managing Attendance Policy.
Clinical Governance: the postholder must be able to evaluate
and review research and other relevant literature and be aware of the
implications of the social and local policies, procedures and information
packages related to service delivery.
Training: there is an expectation that the postholder will be
involved in the provision of internal training sessions and presentations to
other services and students and may be asked to provide specific training or
mentorship to students.
Additional: the postholder will be expected to take
responsibility for a number of other tasks including risk assessments of
patients who are in crisis and may be displaying high risk behaviours,
supporting the clinical lead both clinically and managerial, facilitating
supervision and mentoring students, having an understanding of the relevant
policies and their application to related face to face physical aggression and
associated actions. The postholder will be expected to professionally
contribute and/or lead and manage serious untoward incidents, challenging
behaviours, ensuring all parties are debriefed and supported. The postholder
will be expected to be involved in and implement new and revised policies
within their own sphere of work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical: responsibility for assessment, admission and
discharge processes, care planning, maintaining accurate records and must have
a standard that reflects their level of clinical expertise, use of specialised
psychometric tools to complement the assessment and evaluation of patient care,
liaise with community based services and resources such as education, social
security, employment, housing, police and voluntary sector organisations to
facilitate the delivery of the most appropriate and best possible care for the
individual patients, their carers and families, discuss complex issues
surrounding risk management and plan care accordingly advising others regarding
management of care, respond the patient crises in a positive pro-active manner,
develop clear care pathways, including methods to reduce the risk of further
crises developing, provide telephone support to any patients or carers, outside
agencies or clinicians who require information, advice or crisis intervention
(this will require the postholder to make immediate, effective decisions that
will have implications for the outcomes of the patients' mental health. The
postholder must be able to assess complex mental health conditions and develop
and implement care packages in a variety of settings.
Managerial: act as a role model for staff, which will involve
providing support and guidance to staff in order to maximise the experience of
patients whilst they are an inpatient, take charge of the lodge in the absence
of the manager with continuing responsibility, plan and organise workloads for
staff within the area to include allocation of staff, planning patient care and
groups etc., assist with managing positive attendance in clinical areas in
accordance with Navigo's Managing Attendance Policy.
Clinical Governance: the postholder must be able to evaluate
and review research and other relevant literature and be aware of the
implications of the social and local policies, procedures and information
packages related to service delivery.
Training: there is an expectation that the postholder will be
involved in the provision of internal training sessions and presentations to
other services and students and may be asked to provide specific training or
mentorship to students.
Additional: the postholder will be expected to take
responsibility for a number of other tasks including risk assessments of
patients who are in crisis and may be displaying high risk behaviours,
supporting the clinical lead both clinically and managerial, facilitating
supervision and mentoring students, having an understanding of the relevant
policies and their application to related face to face physical aggression and
associated actions. The postholder will be expected to professionally
contribute and/or lead and manage serious untoward incidents, challenging
behaviours, ensuring all parties are debriefed and supported. The postholder
will be expected to be involved in and implement new and revised policies
within their own sphere of work.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the principles of nurse prescribing and the use of patient group directives/protocols.
- Broad knowledge of risk assessments.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Examples of positive attitude and person-centred, trauma-informed care.
- Able to work shifts, covering days and some nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Currently eligible to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Access to own transport
Experience
Essential
- Two years post-registration, 1 year of which at a senior level.
- Knowledge of relapse prevention
- Experience working with mental illness of a severe and enduring nature.
Desirable
- Evidenced knowledge of issues involved in the treatment of mental illness and relapse prevention.
- Can evidence experience in audit and research
Qualifications
Essential
- Current UK professional registration - please provide UK registration number.
- Evidence of post-graduate study/qualification
Desirable
- Post qualification award in health/social care at degree or equivalent level.
- 032/33 or ENB998 (equivalent).
- Clinical Supervision training
- Nurse Prescribing
- Degree level study
- AMHPs trained/willingness to undertake training.
- IT or equivalent qualification to level 2
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the principles of nurse prescribing and the use of patient group directives/protocols.
- Broad knowledge of risk assessments.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Evidence of ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Examples of positive attitude and person-centred, trauma-informed care.
- Able to work shifts, covering days and some nights, weekends and bank holidays.
- Currently eligible to work in the UK.
Desirable
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Access to own transport
Experience
Essential
- Two years post-registration, 1 year of which at a senior level.
- Knowledge of relapse prevention
- Experience working with mental illness of a severe and enduring nature.
Desirable
- Evidenced knowledge of issues involved in the treatment of mental illness and relapse prevention.
- Can evidence experience in audit and research
Qualifications
Essential
- Current UK professional registration - please provide UK registration number.
- Evidence of post-graduate study/qualification
Desirable
- Post qualification award in health/social care at degree or equivalent level.
- 032/33 or ENB998 (equivalent).
- Clinical Supervision training
- Nurse Prescribing
- Degree level study
- AMHPs trained/willingness to undertake training.
- IT or equivalent qualification to level 2
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
