Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

The Wellbeing Service is an NHS Talking Therapies Service, providing primary care assessment, advice and psychological interventions to people in Suffolk aged 16 and above. The service primarily caters for those who would like to access support with mild to moderate mental health difficulties including anxiety and depression.

The service is delivered via a partnership between Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT). We deliver a bio-psycho-social model which includes psychological, employment and social interventions across the county. Our treatments are delivered primarily by telephone, online via webinars, and face to face.

We require excellent communicators and self-motivated individuals who are committed to delivering a high standard of care. The role predominantly involves undertaking assessments of individuals within primary care including the assessment of risk to consider access or re-access to secondary mental health services. You will be undertaking screening and triage of referrals, to identify appropriate onward pathway. You will be providing support and advice to other health care professionals, including attending and chairing Interface meetings as appropriate. Ensuring that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines, primary care and Trust policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest providers of Talking Therapies services in the country. We are currently seeking a passionate, motivated clinician to work within our Step 1 Team as a Mental health practitioner, with at least 2 years post PWP qualification experience, who is passionate about Talking Therapies, to develop their career within the service.

The role will involve conducting clinical assessments, assessing and managing risk, as well as performing screening and triage of referrals to determine the appropriate onward pathway. Risk assessment and management is an essential aspect of this role. You will be able to demonstrate experience of conducting thorough risk assessments, safety planning and support, as well as an ability to work in a dynamic fast paced team.

Hybrid working is an option, but it is expected that the post holder will be in either Bury St Edmunds or Ipswich for 1 day a week minimum.

We are looking to recruit to enhance our model across East and West Suffolk. Recent service innovations have included digital enhancements to maintain pace with expected delivery standards and associated efficiencies.

Suffolk Talking Therapies is research active and is working closely with the University of East Anglia, as both a provider of training for mental health professionals and a research partner as we build our portfolio of projects.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Some of the benefits you can expect: - 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 - NHS discounts and many more.

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!

Interviews date  to be confirmed and will be held  in Bury St Edmunds ( this may be subject to change)  You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

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This position is located at Mariner House in Ipswich. If successful at interview, there may be flexibility regarding a base location at either Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds.

Hybrid working is an option, but it is expected that at least 3 days per week will be spent on-site.