Job summary
Job Title: Community Practitioner
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Herefordshire and
Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust
Location: Worcester, Studdert Kennedy House
Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am 17.00pm
Main duties of the job
Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Herefordshire
and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust provides a range of services
across community hospitals, recovery units and within the wider community. As one
of only six Global Digital Exemplars in Mental Health, the Trust is the
countys main provider of community nursing, therapy, and mental health
services. From the outskirts of Birmingham to the edge of the Cotswolds, with
excellent road and rail links, Herefordshire and Worcestershire provide
opportunities to experience both city and country life
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
front line assessment to clarify the services the patients would most benefit
from. This assessment may be undertaken jointly with other providers where it
would be of benefit. This may be with the GP or with other statutory or
non-statutory member of staff.
Work
jointly with the local mental health services, specialist mental health teams
and non-statutory teams to support prompt assessment and, where clinically
indicated, appropriate treatment plans.
Working
within a locality service and through participation in the local referral and
care pathway, provide clinical assessment and appropriate triage with a view to
risk assessment, risk management, safeguarding, sign posting, treatment or
onward referral in response to identified patient need.
Provide
joint case reviews and care planning, should this be required, for patients
with severe mental health problems that have now become stable
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide
front line assessment to clarify the services the patients would most benefit
from. This assessment may be undertaken jointly with other providers where it
would be of benefit. This may be with the GP or with other statutory or
non-statutory member of staff.
Work
jointly with the local mental health services, specialist mental health teams
and non-statutory teams to support prompt assessment and, where clinically
indicated, appropriate treatment plans.
Working
within a locality service and through participation in the local referral and
care pathway, provide clinical assessment and appropriate triage with a view to
risk assessment, risk management, safeguarding, sign posting, treatment or
onward referral in response to identified patient need.
Provide
joint case reviews and care planning, should this be required, for patients
with severe mental health problems that have now become stable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of post qualification in Community Mental health Services
- Mental health experience
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Qualifications
Essential
- Correct registration body
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of post qualification in Community Mental health Services
- Mental health experience
Desirable
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body
Qualifications
Essential
- Correct registration body
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
