This position offers a platform for professional growth, including opportunities to develop leadership and clinical skills, supported by a dedicated team. Practitioners will manage their own caseload while engaging in personal and professional development initiatives, with access to regular supervision and appraisal from a committed leadership team.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based close to Monks Cross, York, to support older adults living with mental health needs. The service offers assessment and treatment within the community setting aims to promote both recovery and living well.
Candidates must have 18 months post qualifying experience including sign off of appropriate preceptorship or competency framework.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. As a senior practitioner you will have a genuine interest in collaborative working with older adults experiencing functional and/or organic mental health problems including their carers and families.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone who wants to develop their leadership and clinical skills in a community setting. As a core member of the team, you will also be responsible for your own caseload, providing assessments, care co-ordination and delivering intervention in the community with people who have complex needs ranging from mild to moderate level of need to severe and enduring level of need and complexity. You will demonstrate excellent assessment skills, interpersonal, and team working skills and be able to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and third sector agencies.
This in an exciting period of development within the team with the ongoing implementation of brief intervention work.
About us
You will have an enthusiastic approach towards your own personal and professional development. In return, you will receive regular appraisal, clinical, management and caseload supervision and will benefit from the support of an experienced and committed multi-disciplinary leadership team, including the Team Manager and the Advanced Practitioner.
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
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