*INTERNAL MPFT ONLY* Community Development Practitioner - SCPHN

Job overview

*INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY*

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• “In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

Main duties of the job

Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role. Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: “Putting Quality First, We Care About People and We Take Responsibility.”  Be a qualified health visitor or school nurse and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge base. They will work autonomously and collaborate with partners in other services involved in locality community initiatives and community development in order to promote and facilitate the shift of provision of health services offered from the 0-19 service to be community focused where it is appropriate to do so and where they are not currently.  Act to support best practice of service provision with partners and act as a resource regarding community initiatives for the locality 0-19 team.  Act as a named practitioner in relation to communication with partners in relation to health initiatives from the 0-19 service operated within the local community. To plan, deliver and evaluate training and update study days to service users and partners where this is required to deliver community focused initiatives.  Be skilled in profiling health requirements of the population within a district and map current services available to meet these needs, and identifying areas for development, where they can support increased provision working with partners, to meet identified community health related need.  Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assesses service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment/care/support for children, young people, families and carers. The care and support plans may include the following:  Promoting independence/self management and maintaining safety  Increased functional ability  Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health  Interventions in disease/condition management  Prevention and reducing of health inequalities  Admission avoidance  Early supported discharge  Case management/ treatment /care plans  Palliative and end of life care  The safeguarding and protection of children, young people and families.  Delivery of the health child programme

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn