Overview

Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker – Band 6 Senior Community Mental Health post within the Adult Community Mental Health Team covering West Norfolk.Location: King''s Lynn, England, United KingdomWe are excited to invite applications from nurses, social workers and occupational therapists who are motivated to advance their careers. If you are currently in a Band 5/6 position and have at least 12 months post-registration experience, this post may be a good fit. The team supports development across areas of interest and will endeavour to support you on your professional journey.We value the unique skills that different professions bring and will support you to utilise your specialist abilities. You will have access to profession-specific training and CPD opportunities and be encouraged to contribute to service development and innovative thinking. You should be able to work autonomously as well as within a team, be approachable, flexible and dedicated to improving the lives of service users and carers.The post holder will plan and deliver direct patient care with minimal supervision, ensuring continuity of practice and working within a MDT/multi-agency environment.Responsibilities

Managing a caseload and providing mental health care services to people with mental health care needs.Provide planned care/risk assessment/screening for patients within their care plan and ongoing evaluation of needs; identify suitability for potential discharge in conjunction with the CTL via caseload management/supervision.Initiate and attend patient-centred reviews, case conferences and other meetings as required.Advise the Responsible Medical Officer(s) and/or health and social care professionals of any change in patients’ conditions or circumstances.Work within the MDT and form working partnerships with other care providers.Ensure service users/carers are enabled and empowered to make informed decisions about their care, working with agencies inside and outside the MDT.Provide caseload management supervision to junior staff under direction and supervision of the CTL.Assist with the supervision of peers if requested.Enable patients to gain and maintain independence.Identify personal learning and training needs through KSF, appraisal and personal development plans on an annual basis.Undertake supervision of students undertaking placements within the Team.Qualifications / Skills

Current professional registration appropriate to the role (e.g., NMC/HCPC).Band 5/6 with at least 12 months post-registration experience.Ability to work autonomously and as part of an MDT; strong communication and collaboration skills.Benefits

NHS pensionComprehensive in-house and external training programmesCareer progressionStarting annual leave of 27 days per annum, increasing to 33 days per annum plus paid bank holidaysStaff physio serviceNHS discounts and moreHow to apply / contact

For further details or informal visits, contact: Charlotte Taylor-Roberts or Dan ManningJob titles: Clinical Team LeaderEmails: Charlotte.Taylor@nsft.nhs.uk; daniel.manning@nsft.nhs.ukTelephone: 01553 609933

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