Assistant Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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It's an exciting time to join perinatal services You can access bespoke, specialist training across a range of different clinical interventions and perinatal competencies.

National investment means services are innovating and expanding.

We have recently increased the range of therapeutic interventions we offer, increased our access so service users can work with us up to 24 months postnatally and we are currently expanding our offer to fathers/partners.

Our focus is on improving outcomes for women/birthing people, babies and the whole family.

The post holder will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care for service users under the North London Partner Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service.

This includes supporting partners, families, and professionals of those being cared for by the team.

The North London Partnership is a culturally diverse borough with many multi-ethnic, bilingual and multi-lingual speaking communities.

These may provide potential barriers to communication which could affect delivery of client care and the post holder will need to have an awareness of, and sensitivity to, social, cultural and economic issues.

This is a new role to the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service, if this role is successful during the 18 months this will be extended to a permanent role.

The post holder will be expected to work Monday to Friday 9-5 within their sub team.

They will carry out a range of clinical support tasks, including direct patient interactions, risk assessment, and delivering recovery interventions, identified as part of the service user's care plan, with particular focus to develop / sustain the mother and infant relationship.

They will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide excellent, compassionate, and sensitive care to women / birthing people.

Working under supervision, the post holder will provide direct support to a defined group of service users as allocated and delegated by the team.

The post holder will provide direct support to the service users and partners and families under the care of the service.

The focus of the role will be that of supporting women / birthing people and their families during the perinatal period.

Providing clinical assistance to registered and medical staff to ensure safe provision of care.

The partnership betweenBarnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH)andCamden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I)is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming theNorth London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
Deliver the best care using the most uptodate practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
Generous Annual Leave Allowance
NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
To maintain confidentiality of information, in accordance with Trust Policy.
To contribute to an effective communication process with service users, carers, family and friends and staff colleagues. Always acting in a dignified and responsible manner with service users, their family, visitors, carers and colleagues; listening carefully and responding using appropriate language and accessible communication methods and skills which acknowledge cultural differences and professional boundaries.
To maintain timely and accurate patient written / electronic records under supervision and in line with Trust and service line policy and procedure.
To communicate appropriate and accurate information to and from other departments / service lines as required.
To attend and participate in team meetings and contribute ideas to multi

- professional team discussions.

To work in ways that support shared responsibility within the team, demonstrating support, respect, and courtesy towards colleagues.
To ensure that all complaints or compliments received are dealt with in accordance with Trust policy.
Actively participating in the delivery of care to service users during the perinatal period as per the plan of care determined by the multidisciplinary team.