Job Description

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Please note, NSFT uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Job overview

Our innovative and award-winning Rehabilitation in Complex Psychosis Community Mental Health Service seeks a creative and flexible Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our team. The Rehabilitation in Complex Psychosis Team, based in Norwich, supports service users with complex and enduring severe mental illness in the Central Norfolk Locality. As a team we are passionate about creative engagement, and empowering service users with complex needs to achieve their Recovery goals.



The team is a pioneering multi-agency service, and along with NSFT colleagues (nursing, OT, psychology, psychiatry and pharmacy), we have fully integrated substance misuse support from CGL, social workers from Norfolk County Council, and recovery and peer support workers from Together. As a caseload holding team, we provide rehabilitation support when and where a person needs it - in the community, in supported accommodation, or in-reaching to inpatient settings.



The successful candidate will be required to work with a caseload of service users and work collaboratively towards rehabilitation goals.

Main duties of the job

Are you a highly motivated, passionate, and skilled Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? The ideal candidate will have an interest in working within a busy and dynamic specialist rehabilitation service, working with service users presenting with complex psychosis.



We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background with experience in different areas of mental health. We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users.



You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, review and delivery of care and treatment in conjunction with the MDT and service users on your caseload, working as the key worker for a small number of service users (limited to 15). But will work with any service users who could benefit from your skills and experience. You will support duty cover for the team on a rostered basis and will liaise with other agencies to ensure care needs are met.



The successful candidate can expect to spend the vast majority of their working week in face to face contact with service users, making the use of their specialist clinical skills.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-


NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Interview dates are to be confirmed, however subject to change, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days' notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist OR Social Worker with the relevant professional registration Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants) Ongoing professional development working towards degree level ( if professional registration is following a diploma level course)

Desirable criteria

Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice Recognised Leadership/Management training #

Experience

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience Demonstrate effective risk assessment and risk management experience

Desirable criteria

Experience in supporting service development and quality improvement initiatives Experience of interagency working #

Other

Essential criteria

Ability and willingness to travel independently to meet the needs and requirements of the service

YOUR APPLICATION



We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.



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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.


As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.