Job summary
Is a role where you can provide a safe and calm space for people suffering from mental health crisis appealing to you?
Our vision is to ensure that all service users, carers and professionals have access to a crisis service 24/7 that can provide support, advice and assessment in a compassionate, patient and recovery focused way. We believe that crisis is self-determined by the person or people experiencing the situation and that this requires an empathetic and non-judgmental approach, which holds those experiencing the crisis at the very centre.
Join us, in partnership with EEAST as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner and turn that vision into reality.
The Mental Health Joint Response Vehicle is staffed by an ambulance clinician and a Mental Health Practitioner and can help ensure people with mental health emergencies can get the right care.
The car is the first of its kind on the roads in Suffolk and follows the successful rollout of similar vehicles in Norfolk and Essex.
The vehicle and emergency clinicians are provided by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) emergency clinicians while mental health professionals from Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation trust (NSFT) join the team.
There is also an opportunity to make this role full time, working across MHJRV and 111 Mental Health Option Suffolk as a Band 7 Senior Mental Health Practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The vehicle is ready for callouts from 15:00 to 01:30 - 7 days a week , and the onboard team can assist with issues involving the legal framework around, for example, the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and concerns regarding risk to the patient and public.
We want to talk to enthusiastic and caring Senior Mental Health Practitionerswith experience of working within a mental health setting. We want people who are passionate about crisis work and ensuring safe and effective interventions are delivered to service users, in conjunction with East of England Ambulance Service. We would welcome a passionate and skilful clinician who empowers others.
We are looking for compassionate colleagues with experienceof working across CAMHS, LD & Autism, Adult and Later life and who have the enthusiasm to undertake additional training as part of our staff training programme for this role. You may feel you want a change from working in an inpatient setting but want to remain on an alternative shift pattern!
About us
This is an opportunity to grow your management skills, take on responsibilities and help us shape and grown our service. No two days will be the same, but they will include elements of working in an MDT team, as an additional NSFT service, working with care-teams to support service users.
We are proud of our culture of honesty, team involvement and ownership of quality patient care with job satisfaction. There will be opportunities to be involved with training, strategy and service development.
Benefits included with this role are:
- NHS pension
- comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
NHS discounts and many more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people who see challenges as opportunities and will have the ability to influence, inspire and energise others, as well as work with peoples strengths to make the difference for service users.
We are committed to developing people professionally and are keen to support individuals who are looking to take their first step into a more senior role.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!
- Providing clinical leadership
- Influencing, leading and motivating staff at all levels
- Safety Planning
- Documentation of above including referrals, Notes, referrals to other teams
- Liaison with other professionals and teams
- On occasion, creating formulations and plans for ongoing service user support.
- Taking lead/champion subjects such as: Learning Disability,Youth, Drug & Alcohol, perinatal, etc. Within that is opportunity for training, sharing knowledge , attending conferences or meetings
- Brief intervention over the phone where appropriate
- Quality Improvement
- Supportive and flexible working across the Suffolk Crisis Pathway
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for people who see challenges as opportunities and will have the ability to influence, inspire and energise others, as well as work with peoples strengths to make the difference for service users.
We are committed to developing people professionally and are keen to support individuals who are looking to take their first step into a more senior role.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!
- Providing clinical leadership
- Influencing, leading and motivating staff at all levels
- Safety Planning
- Documentation of above including referrals, Notes, referrals to other teams
- Liaison with other professionals and teams
- On occasion, creating formulations and plans for ongoing service user support.
- Taking lead/champion subjects such as: Learning Disability,Youth, Drug & Alcohol, perinatal, etc. Within that is opportunity for training, sharing knowledge , attending conferences or meetings
- Brief intervention over the phone where appropriate
- Quality Improvement
- Supportive and flexible working across the Suffolk Crisis Pathway
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
- Post registration qualification. (EMDR/ DBT/ CBTe/MANTRA/SSCM/ equivalent relevant training
Desirable
- Study experience at Masters level, study at that level or clinical experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Other
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Dip SW, Dip OT or equivalent
- Post registration qualification. (EMDR/ DBT/ CBTe/MANTRA/SSCM/ equivalent relevant training
Desirable
- Study experience at Masters level, study at that level or clinical experience.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at which has required supervision and mentorship of others.
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and or service improvement initiative.
Other
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
