Assistant Practitioner

2 days ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Suffolk West Adult Inpatient - Assistant Practitioner -Band 4

Are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and looking to add value to an inpatient mental health team?

At Wedgwood House, we have exciting opportunities for Assistant Practitioners to join the team on Southgate Ward. If you have the qualities described above, then we want you to think about coming to be part of our Wedgwood family and join us.

As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach around patient centred care. The Assistant Practitioner will take part in ongoing assessments, they will plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of our service users, in accordance with their Care Plans. They will take part in ongoing risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes, ensuring that the care and safety of the service user remains the priority. The role also provides the opportunity to provide therapeutic interventions, both 1:1 and within a group setting, to further enhance the care and support offered to our service users.

You will be required to work shifts in the numbers alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses. You will work a combination of long days and night shifts including unsociable hours i.e. some weekends and bank holidays.
Wedgwood House is a purpose-built mental health unit comprising 2 acute mental health inpatient wards, an older person’s inpatient ward, as well as crisis, home treatment and psychiatric liaison services.

We welcome informal discussions and would love you to get in touch to talk about the opportunities available and come and visit to see what we are all about.

**Benefits included with this role are**:

- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- gym membership

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

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