Mental Health Assessment Practitioner inBodmin/ Liskeard inBodmin/ Liskeard PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
Candidates should be experienced mental health professionals with strong communication and clinical decision-making skills, capable of embodying the Trust's vision and values to prioritize quality care. The role is situated within an evolving assessment service that emphasises innovative practice and collaborative working relationships with primary care and community mental health teams. The Trust offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development, regular supervision, and a focus on staff well-being.
This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.
The Single Point of Access Team are looking for an experienced mental health professional to join our progressive and developing team.
Our team is a countywide service, made up of registered mental health clinicians and VSCE colleagues. This vacancy is based in the east of the county.
You will be providing triage of new referrals into Adult Community Mental Health Services, offering relevant signposting recommendations, completing holistic assessment and formulation for clients and working with community teams to agree onward care pathways.
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.
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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