Graduate Mh Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Graduate Mental Health Practitioner or Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner to join our community mental health services based at Mill View Hospital. The post holder will have a degree, and a Post graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice (PGCMH), having completed placements and been assessed with competencies in assessment of mental health needs, and risk assessment. The successful applicant will be offered regular supervision and additional training relevant to the role, and will be supported to take part in a robust preceptorship programme as required.

Graduate Mental health Practitioners / Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners help provide outstanding care and treatment, co-ordinate care provided, support people with their recovery journey, offer time limited interventions, monitor risks, and collaborate with carers and families. These roles have been hugely successful to date within our community service and have been a crucial part of delivering high quality treatment to our service users.

The successful applicant will join a friendly, highly skilled, and enthusiastic team comprising consultant psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychologists to name a few. You will be working with adults in the Assessment and Treatment Service, providing high quality mental health care, with multi disciplinary colleagues, where staff well-being is a high priority.

The Trust provides mental health and learning disability care for all ages across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

**Living & Working in Brighton**:

- Be spoilt for choice with Brighton's iconic seafront, vibrant lanes and array of shops and attractions
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns on your doorstep
- Embrace the outstanding natural beauty spots including the renowned Devils Dyke and South Downs National Park

We’d love you to join our Trust, rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, recent staff survey results told us that 82% recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

**Key staff survey results include**:

- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work in their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles

Please see the attached Job Description documents for full details of the specific roles and responsibilities of either a Graduate Mental Health Practitioner or a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner position. We welcome informal visits and/or a phone conversation about the service and this post.