Main area Assistant Practitioner specialising in mental health. Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-CEN7366493
Employer Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Kestrel Ward Town Norwich Salary £27,485 - £30,162 Gross per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2025 23:59
Band 4
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Job overview
Kestrel ward has an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Practitioner to join the team. Kestrel ward is a female adult acute ward on the new Rivers development, that has a strong philosophy of holistic, trauma-informed care.
As an Assistant Practitioner you would be an important part of the Multi‑Disciplinary Team. Working with the MDT to support service delivery, lead on improvements projects and support junior staff. You will provide support to service users and their carers. There is the opportunity for further development through the medication administration course and nursing pathway.
We are looking for a compassionate individual who is committed to providing high quality inpatient care. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work well with other professionals in planning and delivering care.
Kestrel ward is committed to the development of staff and the role will include mentoring and training opportunities.
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
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 cafés, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
* a comprehensive in‑house & external training programmes
* career progression
* starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
* NHS discounts and many more.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health or apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5
* Care certificate or relevant equivalent.
Experience
* Working with Service Users with mental health needs
* Working within Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
Skills
* Ability to communicate widely in a clear manner
* Ability to problem solve
* Satisfactory verbal and written English language skills
Knowledge
* Understanding of Mental Health issues
* working knowledge and understanding of CPA process
Other
* Able to travel independently
* Fitness to complete Prevention and Management of Aggression Training (PMA)
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification). We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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