Mental Health Practitioner - Bradford, United Kingdom - Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Bradford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

BDCFT is looking for enthusiastic and innovative Band 6 Mental Health professional to be an active part of a team of trained and competent professionals in Criminal Justice Liaison, who deliver a timely and compassionate assessment which effectively sign postsservice users with mental health issues, presenting to the police.

BDCFT has run a successful, small team of Mental Health nurses for many years alongside the Police.

This role will be to provide a service in partnership with the Liaison & Diversion team, with key aims of jointly and compassionately signposting service users into appropriate care and support.

The successful applicants will need to be an excellent motivated practitioner, able to work within another team, respecting their views and methods, while simultaneously promoting Mental Health and collaborative working.

In addition, close relationships and partnership working will be essential with other key stake holders such as the Voluntary Care Sector, Local Authority, Blue light services and above all the service users and their families.

Other key areas of work that the applicant will need to focus on are: trauma informed care, ensuring older adults receive an equitable service, creating safe and inclusive pathways for all service user, a focus on the increased risks for Perinatal service users and linking in to key services to counter the impact of social deprivation.