Senior Community Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago

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

Are you looking to join a forward thinking, supportive Older People’s Community Mental Health team? Do you enjoy working as part of a team in a fast paced environment?

Our friendly and supportive team, based at Walker Close in Ipswich and covering the Coastal area, are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join us in providing an excellent service to Older People in our patch. We provide a community-based service to people of any age with a dementia diagnosis, and to Older People with a functional diagnosis and complex needs.

You’ll be working alongside a close knit multi-disciplinary team of Assistant Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychological Therapists, Independent Prescriber and Psychiatrists as well as working closely with GP surgeries, PCNs, Social Workers within ACS and Care Agencies.

We are an established team with a high retention rate, and we are looking to welcome an experienced Mental Health Practitioner. You will be given full support and a comprehensive induction.

We are looking for someone who is interested in working in Older People’s services, has an interest in physical as well as mental health and who has an understanding of assessment, the referral process, case handling and working collaboratively with the wider MDT.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for:

- Holding a caseload of patients with organic and functional presentations under CPA and NCPA
- Assessing and managing risk.
- Using Dialog+ where possible and Recovery Care Planning with service users and carers.
- Managing your own diary and planning your day.
- Attending MDT meetings and ward review meetings.
- Duty working 2 half days per week.
- Communicate effectively through notes on Lorenzo and letters to GPs and other involved parties.
- Administering depot medication.
- There is an opportunity to learn to take ECG readings and to learn phlebotomy.
- Driving is essential 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 are an improving Trust, with ambitious aspirations and pushing ahead with exciting transformation work. We have strong, established nursing 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.

Post includes working with individuals using a Recovery focused approach.

Please see job description and person specification for detailed responsibilities.

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