Community Mental Health Practitioner (Triage) Job in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Community Mental Health Practitioner (triage)

Newhaven, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

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Job Description

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW CHALLENGE IN ADULT COMMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH?

ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED MENTAL HEALTH NURSE, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR SOCIAL WORKER LOOKING FOR A NEW OPPORTUNITY AND THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER?

If so, we have a great opportunity for you.

We have a full-time, permanent Band 6 vacancy for a Triage practitioner based at Hill Rise in Newhaven.

Newhaven is a fishing port set in the beautiful South Downs National Park and within easy travelling distance from Brighton or Eastbourne.

You would join our Triage team, which also includes two Band 7 Senior Nurse Practitioners, a Support Worker and two dedicated Admin colleagues . The team manages all the new referrals to the Neighbourhood Mental Health teams and they work closely with our colleagues in primary care, the voluntary sector and NHS Talking Therapies to ensure people needing mental health support get to the right clinician at the right time, according to their level of need.

You will need to have experience of assessing mental health needs. You will need excellent interpersonal skills for this front facing role and have the ability to work efficiently but also with a meticulous eye for detail.

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.

As a qualified professional in our team w e can offer you:

Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team

Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development

Flexible working patterns

Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)

A position within a trust rated as 'Outstanding' for caring and 'Good' overall by the CQC

Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

A 'Golden Hello' or relocation package of up to 2000 (see attached documentation)

If you are looking for the opportunity to work within a busy but rewarding Assessment and Treatment service in the heart of The South Downs National Park , then we would love to hear from you.

1. To work predominantly in Triage screening new referrals, clinical decision making and liaising with referrers/ other partner agencies

2. To undertake initial assessments of individuals and their families

3. To complete risk assessments and develop care plans

4. To contribute to risk management and safety planning

5. To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.

To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate

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