Band 4: Assistant Practitioner, Intensive Support - Stafford, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Stafford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Would you like to be part of a new expansion within community services? Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated professional with significant experience in implementing high-quality, person-centred interventions to improve the quality of life for adults with a learning disability?

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of a recent commitment to increase and develop the Community Learning Disability Intensive Support Team (IST) in South Staffordshire.

MPFT are looking to introduce the following clinical practitioners to an already established, specialist multi disciplinary team:3 Band 6 Clinical Nurse Practitioners (RNLD) - Full Time Band 6 Occupational Therapist - 4 days / 0.

8 WTE1
Band 4 IST Assistant Psychologist - Full Time
1 Band 4 IST Assistant Practitioner - Full Time

The IST forms part of the wider South Staffordshire offer to supporting individuals with a Learning Disability and Autism who are experiencing difficulties which may otherwise lead to placement breakdown or hospital admission.

The team is reliant upon effective working relationships between services within and outside of MPFT.

The Intensive Support Team aims to provide a high quality, community based, integrated service for adults with learning disabilities. We are seeking a highly motivated, assistant practitioner to join and help the continuous development of our IST.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, dynamic and committed to multi-disciplinary working. This post will help ensure the delivery of an innovative, community focused specialised service.

Experience of working with people with learning disabilities in the community is desirable, you will also have experience of working with people who have complex health needs, for example those associated with autism and behaviour that challenges, experience of mental and physical ill health is also desirable.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
Supporting your career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccinations every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

You will be supporting a shared MDT caseload of people requiring flexible, multidisciplinary approaches and participate in the development of evolving, contemporary health care for people who have learning disabilities in Staffordshire with a view to providing care within the person's home and local community.

Your role will support IST clinicians and social worker to work in partnership with service users and their carers to support improvements in quality of life, by undertaking person centred assessment and interventions.

You will work in a co-ordinated and planned way, including outside of normal hours if required. The successful applicant will have access to a wide range of training opportunities including Positive Behaviour Support.

The post requires interface with a number of teams and services to promote shared formulation.

This includes assessment and management of risks which place the individual and others at risk of serious harm; or for whom the nature or degree of risk might otherwise lead to exclusion, placement breakdown, and admission to inpatient services.

As the post involves travelling across South Staffordshire, having a full UK Driving licence and car will be helpful.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.