Job summary
Band 6 Assessment and Recovery Practitioner
Are you interested in working with individuals who have a variety of mental health presentations such as Anxiety , Depression , Bipolar Affective Disorder and Personality Disorders? Would you like to work in a proactive, friendly and supportive team of different disciplines? Our team brings a selection of skills and knowledge which aim to empower service users to achieve and maintain their recovery.
If you can answer yes to these questions, then we want you to apply for our band 6 posts in South Bristol Assessment and Recovery team. We have redesigned our model of care based on identified pathways and we are looking for clinicians who are skilled or have an interest in training to deliver interventions to service users.
THIS POST IS AVAILABLE TO ALL APPLICANTS WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION (RMN, OT, Social Work).
Main duties of the job
We are a recovery focused service who work with individuals developing bespoke care plans that meet needs holistically with partner agencies. We recognise that practitioners are going to need a wide skill set to be able to do this. Taking this on board, we have developed a robust supervision programme leaving staff feeling supported and informed.
We have also looked at staff training and we are confident that you will be given adequate training to allow you to offer great support to those that you support.
We are aware that staff require adequate skills to undertake their roles efficiently, therefore, with staff working with complex emotional needs such as Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, we use an intervention called Structured Clinical Management (SCM). We do provide training for all staff to be able to use the SCM pathway effectively.
We can also offer opportunities for training within the DBT service.
This is an exciting opportunity for clinicians to develop skills to support service users in a person Centred approach.
We look forward to hearing from you.
About us
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.
We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.
Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.
On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER DETAILS
This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years.
On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position.
If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD.
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker
Desirable
- Experience of delivering interventions such as SCM or DBT.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
Desirable
- Experience gained in a wide variety of settings
UK driving licence
Essential
- Must have a full UK driving licence and use of a car
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC and commitment to CPD.
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker
Desirable
- Experience of delivering interventions such as SCM or DBT.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates substantial post-registration experience gained working in a range of front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
Desirable
- Experience gained in a wide variety of settings
UK driving licence
Essential
- Must have a full UK driving licence and use of a car
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).
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