Mental Health Practitioner

4 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom NHS Professionals Full time

**Job summary**

We are recruiting for a Band 6 or 7 Mental Health Practitioner at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Centenary House)

Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is one of only three dedicated children's hospital Trusts in the UK providing integrated healthcare for children and young people, including community and mental health care as well as acute and internationally renowned specialist services. Located within Sheffield, on the edges of the Peak district, enjoy the many benefits of city life including excellent transport links to Nottingham, Derby, Doncaster and Leeds.

**Main duties of the job**

The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary team, working both independently and alongside others to provide secondary mental health care to patients. They will work alongside other services and agencies to determine the needs and risks, and how these can be managed to meet recovery goals. They will contribute to the teams duty rota to provide a rapid response to those in crisis and will work as a lead clinician to a caseload of patients accessing the services.

**About us**

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

**Career Progression** access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

**Work-life Balance** flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

**Opportunity & Access** over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

**Job description**

**Job responsibilities**
- Giving specialist advice to GPs and other referrers, making decisions based on level of need, urgency and risk.
- Provide clinical specialist advice to other professionals on the assessment and intervention of clients in respect of their mental health needs
- Potentially undertake psychological therapy assessments including risk assessment and risk management and any other assessments that may required by the service.
- Work unaccompanied as a lone worker in accordance with health and safety requirements when required
- Maintain appropriate, up-to-date, written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with Professional and Trust standards
- Respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to those needs
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide adequate support
- Awareness of the role of IAPT services in NHS delivery of mental health care
- Knowledge of wider mental health presentations and evidence of completing risk assessments

**Person Specification**
- Have a professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy and have a current registration with the appropriate registration body (Nursing and Midwifery Council, Social Work England or Health and Care Professions Council).
- Have the suitable experience in a community mental health setting (CAMHS/ Children and/ or young adults), or have at least 2 years of post qualifying experience within the mental health field.
- Be able to draw upon and reflect on personal experiences when working with complex cases.
- Have a full and valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes due to the community element of the role/ access to reliable transport.
- The service may require the post-holder to offer supervision to other staff.
- The post-holder will receive management supervision from the Team Manager.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 37.5 per week

**Salary**: Up to £18.19 per hour

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sheffield, S6 3BR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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