Community Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking to recruit skilled and motivated community practitioners to join our experienced and effective team.

The successful applicant will have an interest in working with older adults and have appropriate knowledge and skills to support this client group. We are looking for someone who is passionate and who can work effectively as part of a team whilst also being able to work autonomously in this role.

As a community practitioner you will provide evidence based interventions, risk assessment and management to a broad range of people with functional and organic Mental Health needs. You will be supported within this role by an approachable and experienced leadership team who are committed to clinical supervision and professional development.

You must strive to deliver high quality, safe patient care and be a good role model in reflecting the trusts core values whilst offering leadership and supervision to junior members of staff.

There will be opportunity to work within the different functions of the team such as care home liaison, step up, diagnostic pathway as well as augment with other services to support patient care.

The team serves the population of South Tyneside and is an established team with a friendly and supportive culture. We have recently been recognised for our service delivery attaining ‘highly commended’ status in the national positive and safe awards.

You will be responsible for the assessment of both organic and functional illness, planning, implementation and evaluation of care needs and be responsible for the clinical management of a defined caseload.

Provide specialist clinical advice to Service Users/Carers, staff, statutory agencies, 3rd sector partner agencies and the public.

In collaboration with the Service User and Carer where appropriate, develop Recovery and Wellbeing focused Care Plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt Care Plan as necessary.

To consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate

To deliver evidenced based Clinical and Psychologically based Interventions.

The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.

Coordinate Treatment Planning & Interventions, Reviews and Discharge Planning.

You will be fully supported within your role via robust supervision and will have access to multi disciplinary team.

Our current working hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays) with occasional need to work out of hourcurrent working hours to meet individual patient/service need, between 8am and 8pm.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Please find attached job description for full details.

**Advertising date**: 2ndMay 2023

**Closing date**: 16thMay 2023



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