Trainee Senior Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two practitioners become part of the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team, in a Trainee Senior Mental Health Practitioner role, providing assessments, care planning and interventions to individuals accessing the service. The service will provide a specific 12 month training program, catered towards developing specific skill set to meet the needs of the service client cohort. This will include attendance at specific therapy skills training, alongside the expectation this practitioner will work across all pathways within the service, including acting as role of duty practitioner.

Informal enquiries welcome.

The practitioner will work within generic mental health, Perinatal Mental Health, Early Help and Family Safeguarding pathways as well as the Neurodevelopmental Pathways. On successful completion of the training program alongside demonstrable senior clinician clinical skills, the practitioner will progress into a Senior Clinician role within the team, moving from B5 to B6 practitioner.

This is a forward thinking and progressive service; therefore we are looking to appoint individuals who have the passion and motivation to make a positive contribution to our team and the Fylde Coast community. Ability to work with multidisciplinary and multi organisational teams is essential.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents - it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Job Summary (please also read the full job description and person specification)

The post holder will be specialist key member of the Primary Intermediate Mental Health Team.

Effective in mental health assessment, formulating and providing intervention to people who are referred with moderate and complex mental health difficulties.

Liaison with various multi agency professionals from both statutory and voluntary organisations. Sign-posting referrals as necessary to ensure that clients access the most suitable care in a timely manner.

Working within a Trauma informed model to support the complex and varied presentations of this patient cohort.

The job description is intended to act as a flexible guide to the duties of the post and therefore will require revision in consultation with the post holder to reflect the changing requirements of the post, to enable the Trust to achieve its corporate goals and objectives.



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