BeeU Assessment Team Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

BeeU Services Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin (Children and Adolescent Mental Health) are excited to offer a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner role with our Assessment Pathway.

This role includes screening referrals within the teams operational framework during a shift co-ordinator role that will be expected one day per week. For the rest of the working week it will include completing initial assessments for children and young people. Following assessments you will be attending the multidisciplinary team meetings to identify the most suited outcome/ intervention for the young person.

The role will require a good understanding of mental health, assessing and managing risks and whilst working within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

You will be involved in the delivery of a high standard of Mental Health Care to Children/Young People who have been referred to the service.

• Your role as a shift coordinator will entail screening referrals to establish if they are urgent, crisis or routine. Taking calls from professionals and parents/ guardians when there are possible concerns around mental health and risks.
• Work within the guidance of the service wide operational framework alongside the Thrive Model to identify stages of care needs- signposting, assessment and discharge.
• You will be required to complete face to face urgent assessments and routine assessments and then discuss the outcome within the daily MDT outcome meeting and identify the most appropriate treatment/ intervention.
• The documentation that is required within the role is expected to be of a high standard and completed within the correct timeframe as shown in the services operational framework.
• You will be expected to provide supervision and mentorship to junior colleagues/ students.

About us

BeeU Services is going through a period of development, it is an exciting time to come and work with us. If you are unsure about applying for this post please contact Emma Rose-Tomlinson BeeU Assessment, Operational and Quality Lead to discuss further.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.