Associate Practitioner

Job overview

Are you passionate about improving the mental health care of Home Treatment Team Northwest?

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering health and social care, focusing on the crisis intervention of people experiencing mental health problems. Working autonomously with an allocated caseload, under supervision of a qualified clinician.

We are looking to appoint a team-player who is motivated and enthusiastic, committed to the delivery of the highest quality and excellence in mental health care.

Promoting good physical health is a key area in mental health, and our Assistant Practitioners play in a vital role in supporting the team, including the facilitation of physical health assessments and healthy lifestyles work in the community setting.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, organise and deliver care as agreed with supervising clinician, in line with clinical governance
• Undertake and record Physical Health checks particularly during clozapine titration and support the physical well-being of people under our care
• Lead on the support for carers in the team ensuring that all carers are identified and supported whilst under the care of the crisis and home treatment
• To hold an identified caseload, under supervision
• To work autonomously, with the ability to reflect upon clinical with the supervising clinician/s
• Recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Document and maintain accurate clinical records within the trust’s electronic records system. To support the qualified clinicians in completing key aspects of data entry on Systemone.
• To provide effective evidence based care for people who use services and their families and carers under the supervision of qualified clinicians.
• To identify and report any concerns in regards to the potential abuse/neglect of people and carers in line with the Domestic Abuse, Surrey Safeguarding Adults and Children Processes.
• To participate in team audits and teaching sessions in the team as required
• To undertake any other duties at the request of the supervisor which are commensurate with the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.