Mental Health Duty Worker - Worthing, United Kingdom - Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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Worthing, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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If you care about holistic healthcare and are looking for a new and varied challenge then then join us and be a pivotal member of our team.

NHS West Sussex talking Therapies, for anxiety and depression in long-term health conditions.

provides talking therapies to people with mild to moderate mental health problems associated with their long term physical health conditions.

We're now looking for an experienced CBT therapist, mental health nurse, social worker or other healthcare professional who is skilled in identifying and managing patient risk to join our friendly team.

Our Mental Health Duty Worker would be employed as a Risk and Referrals Manager to lead the development of our Duty management system, reviewing daily referrals while advising and supporting the team around risk and safeguarding, keeping patients and staff safe.

You'll be in daily contact with patients and various healthcare professionals alike and if you're an CBT Therapist there's potential for you to also hold a small caseload and provide clinical supervision.

For this interesting role you'll need to be competent around risk management which you'll have gained through your experience of working with secondary mental health care.

You'll have a can-do attitude with excellent communication skills even when working under pressure in a busy service. No two days are the same which means you'll need a flexible approach while adhering to protocols and procedures.

If you're a professional team player then Psychological Therapies experience isn't necessary as our comprehensive induction programme will ensure you're given all the support you need.

Working Monday-Friday 9am-5pm we can consider job sharing for the right people. Based in either Horsham or Worthing office you'll ideally be able to travel between sites on a regular basis.

Looking after the team's wellbeing is a priority for us and you'll receive regular supervision and continued professional development with leadership opportunities.

A more detailed job description and personal specification can be found attached to this job vacancy.