Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

Are you an experienced CAMHS or Adult Mental Health Practitioner with experience in a Crisis or Acute Mental Health setting?

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC).  You should be enthusiastic about the Urgent Treatment Pathway and the Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre. You will be passionate about its development and in supporting service users accessing a calmer and safer alternative to the Emergency Department for individuals who have no medical need to be there. If successful, you will be delivering high-quality and timely, evidence-based assessments and then developing plans to support patients safe recovery.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to provide professional practitioner supervision, foster effective and therapeutic relationships with service users and professionals, provide expert clinical advice and support and provide leadership and guidance to the team on shift.

The MHUAC provides a calm and safe alternative to A&E for individuals who have no identified medical need but are experiencing mental distress and need to access support urgently. Service users will be able to access a high-quality and timely assessment that is evidence-based, and can then be signposted to appropriate services to support their recovery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.

When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants