About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to join our Secure Services team based at Northside House in Norwich.
We are a strong and credible team, with a friendly atmosphere, where productive ideas are welcomed and explored.
Are you a highly motivated and passionate about patient care? Do you believe in keeping Service Users and Carers at the heart of everything you do? Would you like to work in fast paced, dynamic, enthusiastic recovery focused team?
We are looking for innovative and focused practitioners who are determined to make a positive difference to the care of our Service Users. If this feels like you, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to be part of something new and very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care. If you want to make a difference in people's lives and change it for the better than we want you to be part of our fantastic team!
Working alongside our Clinical Support Workers and Registered Nurses, you will work a combination of shifts including unsociable hours, some weekends and bank holidays.
You will be responsible for assessments, risk management, care planning, and co-ordination of care delivery. You will support the Registered Nurses, Social worker and Occupational Therapists with the day to day activities and provide support to service users throughout their recovery journey.
Working within a well-resourced team, supported with regular supervision and opportunities to work in partnership with health and social care in the wider multi-disciplinary service, we want to develop the role of an Assistant Practitioner to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities including change management projects such as quality improvement.
About us
Our Trust values sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development.
There are endless opportunities available, and we are keen to welcome new faces to join our team on a permanent basis. We understand that to attract the best people, we need to develop career pathways and support staff to reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
A full induction will be provided to the successful applicant. You will also be allocated to a Buddy to support your induction period.
In addition, we also offer the following benefits:
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 gym membership NHS discounts and many more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please note that applicants for this role require:
A Care Certificate or completed within first 12 weeks of start date, or relevant equivalent qualification.
AND
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care / Mental Health at Level 5 orApprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health Level 5.
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!
Interview dates are provisional; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person Specification
Qualification Essential
Care certificate or relevant equivalent Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care / Mental Health or Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care / Mental Health L5 or alternative (relevant) academic qualification at L5 (degree)
Experience Essential
Working with Service Users with Mental Health needs Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process.
Skills Essential
Able to self-manage time and meet agreed deadlines Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of Mental Health issues
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Northside House
Thorpe St Andrew Business Park
NORWICH
NR7 0HT
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)