Assistant Practitioner

8 months ago

Wymondham, United Kingdom Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The 'South Norfolk Older Persons Community Team' aims to support positive mental wellbeing throughout our South Norfolk and Breckland communities. Our purpose is to enable people living with complex mental health symptoms and / or cognitive impairment to lead positive and meaningful everyday lives.

Working alongside carers, families and other agencies we provide an assessment, diagnostic, treatment and supportive service to enable our older persons and their carers to manage symptoms on their path working towards their recovery.

The successful applicant should be able to

Show an enthusiasm, proactive and compassionate approach of supporting older persons living with poor mental health and / or symptoms of dementia.

Manage an comprehensive assessment of a persons mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.

Create and support a collaborative plan of care.

Identify and manage risks positively

Manage their own diary and be adaptive to change

Use their professional judgement and initiative to support both patient and carers.

Be proactive in the safe management of their own caseload

Communicate effectively - using both discussions, formal letters and notes on our electronic clinical notes

Be pro active in the recording and detailing of clinical notes.

Be part of and supportive within a proactive team.

driving is an essential criteria for this role

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

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