Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

An opportunity has come up to join the dynamic and established leadership team at Mid Sussex Assessment and Treatment Service.

You will be supporting and providing effective leadership for a clinical team providing a high quality service within the resources available within a defined area, and specifically to deliver on the following key areas:

• Management of referrals including delivery of care
• Performance monitoring and management
• Line Management and supervision of staff.

Main duties of the job

To deliver a service within the agreed financial envelope ensuring maximum value in terms of clinical and cost effectiveness.

Ensure that a culture of effective risk management is present in the team

To carry a clinical caseload as agreed with service manager and to take a lead on management of complex cases and supporting staff in management of such cases.

To ensure that the team functions in line with the care group core business.

To coordinate recruitment and selection of staff within the team, leading on decisions as designated by the service manager.

To respond to SUIs as appropriate and support any subsequent investigation

To respond to complaints

To respond to communications regarding team issues

To ensure equality and diversity is considered in all aspects of the teams business.

At all times supporting the Trust's reputation and that of all senior colleagues, maintaining a positive attitude with strong commitment to results.

To promote and display via personal actions support for the Trust's key policies on Equality and Diversity, Exemplar Employer and use of the recovery orientated approach for people with longer term problems

Deputises for Service Manager as and when required.

About us

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex. We're really fortunate to work in some of the most beautiful spots along the South Coast.

Working in Sussex:

Travel easily between coast and countryside and enjoy the natural beauty the county has to offer. With a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always somewhere new to visit and new experiences to be enjoyed.

We'd love you to join an organisation that is rated 'good' overall by the Care Quality Commission and most importantly, 'outstanding' for caring. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients and service users is our top priority. 70% of staff highlighted the flexible working opportunities offered at the Trust as a key point for satisfaction at work. As an organisation committed to learning and staff development, we are pleased to see that 79% of staff reported feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team or department and 77% of staff said there were opportunities to show initiative in their roles.

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do.

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Sussex ATS

Butlers Green Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4BE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Sussex ATS

Butlers Green Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 4BE

Employer's website

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

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