Assistant Practitioner - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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This is an exciting team for Specialist CAMHS, due to recent investment in our services, we are excited to be expanding the number of Mental Health Assistant Practitioner roles to join our multidisciplinary team.

Suffolk CFYP services are in the process of innovative transformation. We are striving to develop our care model to be more aligned with the needs of the local communities.

The Assistant Practitioner will take part in ongoing assessment, they will plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of children, young people and families in concordance with recommended evidence-based interventions.

The role also provides the opportunity to provide therapeutic interventions.

Flexible working hours will be considered.

If you have a Foundation degree in Health and Social care (or equivalent), have experience or a keen interest in working within mental health and are looking for a new challenge in a rewarding community based role, we would love to hear from you

As a Specialist CAMHS Teams we pride ourselves on working together to deliver high quality care and to support each other through any challenging times.

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a high level of support for children, young people and their families.

Therefore, good interpersonal communication and organisational skills are required.

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate service users' needs in conjunction with a registered professional is also part of the role.

Able to work independently on own initiative to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.

Being part of the introduction of our new clinical pathways, which will allow us to ensure that the children, young people and families we see can access the very best of evidence-based care and treatment, informed by their psychological and emotional needs.

Being part of a strong multi-disciplinary presence, and a culture of working closely with system partners to provide holistic and joined up care.

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

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.

We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.

We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich/ Stanstead too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

We are looking for someone who:

Evidences a sound level of understanding of the effects of mental illness, alongside an empathetic approach to meet the individual needs of the service users.
Evidences a dynamic, creative and positive approach
Exhibits communication skills that shine through, and are essential for this post
Is trustworthy, selfmotivated and organised with time
Applicants must possess attitudes and values that reflect the excellent standards or care we expect within NSFT.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Some of the benefits you can expect:
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.