Deputy Mental Health Practitioner MHSOP (30 hrs)

Job summary

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment

We currently have a Deputy Mental Health Practitioner Vacancy -30 Hours/Week within our Older Persons Neighbourhood Team.

This role is initially based at our Spinney Hill site but will require some travel across the City coupled with some home working. The Team provides a service Monday-Friday 9-5pm negotiable to accommodate 30/hours.

Based within our City East Neighbourhood Team you will provide assessment, intervention and support for older people with both functional and organic mental health challenges. The service aims to provide specialist assessment, support, and education to prevent admission or support discharge from hospital. Therefore, your main service users will be the over 65s with functional health difficulties and all age organic mental health.

Due to needing to travel around for this role, you will need to be a driving licence holder for this role.

Please contact:Tracey Cufflin RMN Team Lead for further information on 0116 2943229 or at tracey.cufflin@nhs.net

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

A Deputy Community job involves supporting the management and delivery of community-based healthcare services.

This role typically involves assisting the team leader in clinical, managerial, and educational aspects, ensuring high-quality care and smooth service operation.

Responsibilities: Clinical Leadership and Support: Assisting the Team Leader: The deputy will work closely with the team leader to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the service.

Clinical Supervision: Providing guidance and support to other nurses and healthcare assistants, including supervision and delegation of tasks.

Care Planning and Delivery: Participating in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients/service users.

Medication Administration: Assisting with and overseeing medication administration, ensuring safety and accuracy.

Maintaining Standards: Ensuring that service standards are maintained, and that care is delivered according to policies and procedures.

Management and Coordination: Shift Coordination: Coordinating the nursing team during shifts, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and skill mix.

Absence Cover: Covering for the team leader in their absence, taking responsibility for the unit or service.

Incident Management: Responding to incidents and emergencies, and taking appropriate action

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Merlyn Vaz Health Centre

1 Spinney Hill Road

Leicester

LE5 3GH

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Merlyn Vaz Health Centre

1 Spinney Hill Road

Leicester

LE5 3GH

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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