Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

We have an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join our established Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary for this post, with adaptability being essential as no two days are the same.

As an assistant practitioner, you will be conducting memory assessments at our office base, within care homes and within people's homes within the locality, and subsequently taking these assessments through the process of diagnosis and treatment pathways where suitable. You will be monitoring the titrations of the anti-dementia medicines and when to escalate any concerns. Annual monitoring of these medications will also be completed, via the telephone and face to face. Reviews on behavioural and psychological symptoms of Dementia will also be a big part of your day-to-day role.

Liaising with various stakeholders will be a regular part of your job; this can include GP surgeries, carers and families, other teams within LPFT, and Adult Social Care. Regular joint working with other teams within LPFT, such as the Home Treatment Teams and the inpatient wards, requires some flexibility and shared responsibility.

Applicants will require a full UK driving licence. Full training will be provided for all responsibilities within this role.

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Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard of care and comprehensive assessments to those experiencing mental health difficulties, whilst working within the Trust's values
• To monitor titrations of anti-dementia medications and complete annual reviews of anti-dementia medications used within the CMHT, and subsequently complete relevant documentation
• Complete memory assessments at base, within people's homes, and within care homes in the Grantham/Sleaford locality, and complete relevant documentation.
• Supporting individuals to develop independent living skills and live well at home
• Supporting individuals in accessing the right services for their needs
• Review people struggling with their mental health, both functionally and with a diagnosis of dementia.
• To manage a caseload and service delivery to contribute towards the Trust's vision of keeping people well at home within the community
• To work collaboratively and promote effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring effective and appropriate clinical decision-making, both within the CMHT and with external agencies.
• To assess carers' and families' needs and develop, implement and review programmes of support for carers and families.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitbeinlincolnshire.comto find out more.