About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting a compassionate and skilled Assistant Practitioner to join our wonderful Children's Eating Disorder Service at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich.
You will work under the supervision of registered professionals to provide high-quality care and interventions, supporting young people in their assessment and treatment.
You will be part of a diverse and active MDT, supporting young people and their families through recovery. There is a strong emphasis on systemic work within this specialism, so skills in working with families as well as the young person is key.
Please apply if you are interested in joining our team and experiencing this specialist area of mental health.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for:
Deliver direct care and support to service users, under supervision of registered clinicians.
Carry out delegated clinical tasks including care planning and interventions.
Maintain accurate records using Trust systems such as Lorenzo.
Promote recovery-focused care and social inclusion.
Work collaboratively with families, carers, and multi-agency partners
Attending and leading multi-disciplinary meetings.
Lead and be involved in change projects to continuously improve the service.
About us
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.
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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. We are a cohesive, friendly, and kind team and will support you every step of the way.
We are looking for passionate and high-spirited individual who can be a part of our amazing team to improve services for our service users. We want people to be proactive, creative and innovative to advocate for our service users and develop our service further.
If youre enthusiastic, person centred and have the skills needed to work in a community setting, we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Other Essential
Able to travel independently Flexible attitude
Desirable
Able to complete PMA
Experience Essential
Experience working with Service Users with mental health needs Experience working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Working knowledge and understanding of CPA process
Qualifications Essential
Care certificate or relevant equivalent Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
Skills Essential
Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner Approachable, tactful, and diplomatic. Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Knowledge Essential
Risk Assessment Understanding of Mental Health issues CPA
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)