Senior Mental Health Practitioner (Registered Mental Health Nurse)

Job overview

This role is offered on a permanent basis.  The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week

Are you an experienced and motivated individual looking to join a high performing mental health Trust?

We are very excited to be able to offer a suitably qualified Mental Health Nurse  Band 6 post within our established multi-disciplinary Recovery Team in Stroud.

The successful applicant will gain valuable Mental Health experience within well respected and successful services and work in both urban and rural parts of scenic South  Gloucestershire. We are looking or a motivated individual with experience of working in a mental health services.

Main duties of the job

As the ideal candidate for this post you would be an experienced and highly competent mental health practitioner looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. We’re looking for candidates with excellent communication skills and a passion for helping those experiencing a mental health

You will have the ability to build relationships with key partner agencies and help us to integrate more effectively with other services, as well as thriving on working in a high-pressure situation. This service will also give you the opportunity to work with specialists from a number of different professions.

We are seeking a motivated and innovative individual with a strong interest and passion in working with adults with serious mental illness to join these friendly, progressive and dynamic multi-disciplinary teams providing comprehensive mental and social care.  We can offer an opportunity to develop your skills and experience and to contribute to the development of a high quality service.

You will hold a registered mental health qualification and be able to demonstrate post registration experience at Band 5 or above. You will need to provide evidence of continual professional development.

The teams provide a planned needs lead 9am-5pm five days a week service. The hours are 22.5  hours per week.

For further details on this vacancy please don’t hesitate to contact Trudy Hodgkison via 0300 421 3812

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.  Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.  So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas