Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner; Rotation

Job overview

North Somerset Access Services have an opportunity for a developmental post to aimed at gaining key skills in assessments and community interventions.

With support from the teams around you, you will have active opportunities to develop the skills required for more senior nursing roles across the Trust.

Are you a newly qualified practitioner or have you yet to develop community assessment skills due to working in inpatient settings?

This post offers a learning opportunity into community and access services by a rotation between the following teams;

North Somerset Primary Care Liaison; who accept referrals predominantly from GPs and offers assessments to establish needs and care pathway for service users. Assessments are a mix of face to face, telephone and telephone triages.

Working hours;
Mon-Fri
-8:00 - 18:00

Psychiatric Liaison Team; working out of Weston General Hospital, conducting assessments in the emergency department and on wards. Offering training to our general health colleagues and engaging with a variety of external services.

Working hours; 7 days a week 08:00 - 20:00

North Somerset Intensive Team;

Working across the locality, offering home treatment and assessments to those at risk of hospital admission. Providing interventions to reduce risk of admissions and management of community based risk.

Working hours; 7 days a week 24/7

You will be fully supported with your community preceptorship and/or developmental plan which will be regularly reviewed at agreed intervals.

The post is rotated at 4 months, during the time with each team you will have worked towards set standards.

This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with AWP trust policy all newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSW’s are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be extended for a further 2 years.