Job summary
12 month Secondment:
Due to maternity leave, we are seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner with significant post qualifying experience to join our dynamic team in the Liaison Psychiatry service on a secondment / fixed term period until 31st December 2025.
We welcome applicants who may consider a part time or full time contract and actively support Flexible Working Arrangements within the service.
Liaison Psychiatry is the branch of psychiatry that specialises in the interface between medicine and psychiatry.
Liaison Psychiatry Services nationwide are experiencing significant investment and we are in the privileged position in Devon of being able to further enhance and develop our already well-established Liaison Services at Torbay District General Hospital in Torquay, South Devon.
You will have a key role in contributing to the mental health care of people in the general hospital and we welcome applications from all mental health professionals, including Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.
This post covers a Core 24 service, working 7 days a week.
You will be well supported within the team and encouraged to develop your clinical skills and knowledge base within a stimulating learning environment.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within a Senior Mental Health Practitioner role helping support referrals from colleagues within Torbay General Hospital. You will be working within a busy team who complete both assessment and consultation work with people who require support for their mental health needs.
It will be your job to make specialist mental health assessments and devise interventions that will help people to recover. You will play a key role in a dynamic multidisciplinary team, working with multiple agencies on a daily basis.
You will be confident working with supervision, with the knowledge to devise individual recovery plans for the people you see. It is important that you can communicate effectively, not only with your colleagues, but the people you care for, their families and carers. You will be at the centre of their care.
You will be an experienced mental health professional with a professional mental health qualification (RMN, CQSW / ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT)
We will help you grow in the role and can provide a range of training opportunities, including CPD modules that can help you develop the skills you need to thrive in the job. At Torbay Liaison Psychiatry Service, we actively support staff career and professional development.
Job responsibilities
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing referrals in a busy environment.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.
- Assessment experience (particularly mental health & risk).
Desirable
- Working within a community mental health setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
- Participation in user involvement in services.
- Working in a primary care setting and or GP practice.
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional mental health qualification eg: RMN, CQSW / ASW, BSc/Diploma in OT
- A current registration with a professional body ie NMC.
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism.
- Clinical Supervision qualification.
- Mentorship qualification.
- IT Skills.
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This advert is for Senior Mental Health Practitioner with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £37,338 to £44,962. The contract type is Secondment. The application deadline is 01 Jan 2025.
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