PAUSE Mental Health Practitioner

Job Overview
PAUSE Mental Health Practitioner Band 6
Do you have a passion for supporting those that are at risk of developing a psychosis, working with them and their family / carers / support to identify concern at a very early stage and provide support, education, psychological treatment to either help avoid them developing or limit the negative impact should they develop a psychosis?

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At present PAUSE is a relatively small team, this position is the first of what we hope to be an expansion of the team and Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) teams within the trust.

We Also Offer

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support

Contact Details
Helen Reader:

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
The successful candidate will work as part of a team supporting those at risk of developing a psychosis, working as part of a Psychologically minded and led service and holding a caseload of service users (at present around 15 for a full time member of staff)

To help develop this new and exciting service and to expand the role of a band 6 within the team.

You must be an NMC Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social worker with the appropriate qualifications and registration to apply for this post. You must also have experience in working in psychologically informed way with psychosis.

You must also hold a full valid driving licence for use in the UK and have access to suitable vehicle.

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.