Mental Health Practitioner in Fareham inFareham PUBLISHED FRI 6 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

To contribute to the provision of intensive home based treatment, as an alternative to hospital admission.

Providing a 24 hour service across the acute care pathway.

To work proactively in accordance with the principles of social inclusion, promoting independence and recovery.

Open only to current employees from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.

To ensure the provision of intensive home based treatment, as an alternative to hospital admission. To undertake ongoing assessment, implementation and evaluation of care needs of a changing caseload of service users within their home environment.

To work closely with the inpatient units ensuring the effective transition of care across the acute pathway. Ensuring the regular attendance at ward rounds, professionals meetings to identify service users who may benefit from the Hospital at Home Service.

Liaise closely with Community Treatment Teams ensuring the safe discharge of service users following a period of treatment with the Hospital at Home Service.

To work as a lead practitioner in managing a flexible, team based caseload.

To mentor, supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students.

To lead the care for a specified group of service users.

To work in a 24 hour service, on a shift basis.

To undertake supervision and appraisal for a defined number of junior staff. To proactively work in accordance with the principles of social inclusion, promoting independence and recovery.

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Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.