Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking for people interested in the Assistant Practitioner role in our Central Youth service. The service itself is a community mental health team for young people aged between 14 and 25 years old, staffed by a range of professionals across various disciplines.

We are looking for two committed and enthusiastic Assistant Practitioners to work within our team, to help deliver brief interventions to service users as well as their carers and families, these roles are specifically aimed at working to reduce our current treatment waiting lists .

The role is a community based one with opportunity to travel to meet young people, but also will operate from 80 St Stephens Street, Norwich.The working patterns are flexible, and we are happy to receive applications from those who want part time as well as full time.

Main duties of the job

Whilst experience working with children and young people would make you perfectly suited to this role, we are really open to welcoming peoplefrom a variety of different backgrounds who have experience in other areas of mental health. We understand that you will be able to bring withyou a wealth of skills and experience to the team and would welcome ways of thinking.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with young people and their families.

The role of the Assistant Practitioner involves holding a caseload of young people aged 14-25 with a variety of different needs. You would workclosely with the multi-disciplinary team, which includes, mental health nurses, psychologists, medics, occupational therapists, social workers andfamily therapists. You would deliver brief, focused intervention with some of your service users and others you would work alongside a moresenior member of staff.

You would have access to a lot of training, and the team have forums such as reflective practice, daily huddles and learning slots which meansyou have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and access specific training in areas that interest you.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

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!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

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

Skills

Essential

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

Knowledge

Essential

• Risk Assessment
• Understanding of Mental Health issues
• CPA

Other

Essential

• Able to travel independently
• Undertake physical intervention training and remain trained in techniques, as required by role