Associate Practitioner
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Job summary
The Gables Specialist Mental Health Team is a community mental health services that covers the areas of Braintree and Maldon in Essex. The team are responsible for the care and treatment for patients with a mental health condition and who present with risks that require a Multi-Disciplinary Team who require intervention and support.
Core functions of the team include:
- Care Coordination
- Outpatient Clinics
- Clozapine and depot clinics
- Physical health clinic
- Duty
- Occupational Therapy
- Employment Support
- Social Work tasks under the Care Act 2014
Main duties of the job
The Band 4 Associate Practitioner role is a mixture of clinical tasks, administrative tasks and other roles that support the functioning of the Specialist Mental Health Team, including but not limited to:
- Leading and running the physical health clinics
- Providing support to the clozapine and depot clinics where required
- Supporting the teams duty service on a rota
- Organising and following up on clinical outcomes following assessments
- Provide healthy lifestyle advice, and health promotion advice
- Assisting senior clinicians in the assessment and management of risk or to carry out care planned interventions
- Identify possible safeguarding concerns and take appropriate action through escalation of concerns
About us
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
- Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
- Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
- If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
Benefits
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
- Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
- Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
- £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
- Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
- Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Job responsibilities
Please see full Job Description and Person Specification documents for all details regarding the role being advertised.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Holds current qualification for Associate Practitioner or Nursing Associate
Desirable
- 1 or more years working at this level
Experience
Essential
- Previous work within a mental health setting
Desirable
- Previous work running a physical health clinic
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