Assistant Practitioner

Are you a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner looking for your next challenge? Do you have a passion for delivering high-quality patient care and making a real difference in the lives of service users and their carers?

We are currently recruiting two highly motivated and compassionate Assistant Practitioners to join our dynamic and friendly Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in South Norfolk. This is a fast-paced and rewarding environment where your skills and dedication will be truly valued.

We are looking for innovative and resilient practitioners; a strong commitment to person-centred care; an ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team; and a passion for improving mental health outcomes in the community.

You would be joining a supportive and inclusive team with opportunities for professional development and a chance to contribute to meaningful change in community mental health services.

Working alongside our Registered Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, you will support with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey. You will hold and manage an identified caseload where appropriate; take part in and contribute to ongoing review of risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes; attend and contribute to MDT reviews;

and liaise with family and carers.

Working within an experienced team, you will be supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

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!

This role requires the ability to travel to various locations to meet service needs. Access to a vehicle for work purposes is preferred, as some office sites and client care bases may not be easily reached by public transport.

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In return for your individual skills and knowledge, we are fully committed to assisting you to meet your professional development needs and enabling you to provide high standards of care, in a supportive environment.

• Care certificate or relevant equivalent
• Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5

• Working with Service Users with mental health needs
• Working within Multidisciplinary Team
• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process

• Ability to travel independently

• Understanding of mental health issues
• CPA

• Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
• Ability to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yeargross per annum