Mental Health Assessment Practitioner inTruro and West Cornwall inTruro and West Cornwall PUBLISHED 16 DEC 2023
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To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents
The Single Point of Access Team are very pleased to announce that are looking for two forward thinking, experienced mental health professionals to join our progressive and developing team.
Our team is a countywide service, made up of qualified mental health clinicians. We are looking for two additional assessment clinicians to join our already established teams to provide cover across the County. One of the positions will cover the Mid Cornwall area and the other will cover the West Cornwall area.
You will be providing triage of new referrals into secondary mental health services, offering relevant signposting recommendations and completing holistic assessment of needs for clients, where appropriate, for all referrals to the Community Mental Health Teams.
The team works closely with primary care services, iCMHTs, specialist services and voluntary sector organisations. You will be involved in further development of collaborative working practices as the Community Mental Health NHS Transformation work continues.
You will need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who has substantial experience of working in Secondary care mental health settings.
We are looking for a confident and motivated practitioner with excellent communication skills who is able to lead on clinical decision making and who can demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in their clinical practice, ensuring that quality care is our priority.
You will be working with your colleagues to manage the referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment.
You will be expected to work in partnership working with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including, Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies.
The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so now is an exciting time to be joining and involved with the implementation and development of news ways of working.
We can offer you:
- A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on.
- Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload
- Mandatory training program to maintain your core skills.
- Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise.
- We can offer opportunities to help you access CPD activities to develop your career further.
- Staff engagement program, including quarterly "have your say sessions".
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Team away days to enable us to grow as a team and focus on our shared priorities.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents
The Single Point of Access Team are very pleased to announce that are looking for two forward thinking, experienced mental health professionals to join our progressive and developing team.
Our team is a countywide service, made up of qualified mental health clinicians. We are looking for two additional assessment clinicians to join our already established teams to provide cover across the County. One of the positions will cover the Mid Cornwall area and the other will cover the West Cornwall area.
You will be providing triage of new referrals into secondary mental health services, offering relevant signposting recommendations and completing holistic assessment of needs for clients, where appropriate, for all referrals to the Community Mental Health Teams.
The team works closely with primary care services, iCMHTs, specialist services and voluntary sector organisations. You will be involved in further development of collaborative working practices as the Community Mental Health NHS Transformation work continues.
You will need to be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who has substantial experience of working in Secondary care mental health settings.
We are looking for a confident and motivated practitioner with excellent communication skills who is able to lead on clinical decision making and who can demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in their clinical practice, ensuring that quality care is our priority.
You will be working with your colleagues to manage the referrals coming through to secondary mental health services via triage and initial assessment.
You will be expected to work in partnership working with GPs, other referring agencies and community mental health teams including, Early Interventions in Psychosis, Home Treatment Team and Talking Therapies.
The assessment service is currently developing and is in a period of transformation, so now is an exciting time to be joining and involved with the implementation and development of news ways of working.
We can offer you:
- A supportive team environment where new ideas and innovation are welcomed, considered and acted on.
- Regular supervision and caseload management to help you balance your caseload
- Mandatory training program to maintain your core skills.
- Access to personalised training in line with a yearly appraisal & PDP. We want to develop your skills and expertise.
- We can offer opportunities to help you access CPD activities to develop your career further.
- Staff engagement program, including quarterly "have your say sessions".
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Team away days to enable us to grow as a team and focus on our shared priorities.
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