We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility Job overview Are you looking for a different, creative and rewarding role? Do you have experience working in Mental Health and want to make a difference? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner role for the Live Team. We are a small team based at Highbury Hospital but work across mental health inpatient wards and units, on a variety of sites. We work collaboratively with staff, patients & community providers - to enhance patient involvement, engagement & experience. Underpinned by Occupational Therapy, the Live Team do this through the 5 Ways to Wellbeing - delivering, funding & co-ordinating holistic meaningful activity, events & opportunities. This could include sports, yoga, music, pottery, social groups, animal roadshows - no two days are the same! We are seeking an individual, with skills & knowledge of working with people within mental healthcare, using a recovery focused approach. The post holder will contribute to & co-ordinate a range of projects, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams & services, including wider organisations and agencies to establish strategic partnerships - developing the teams existing clinical activity & pathways. We are looking for someone who will role-model and provide guidance and direction to others with the ability to engage with a range of people, from a variety of backgrounds, roles and interests. We provide access to career development opportunities, that will help you grow and succeed. Advert To identify, plan, co-ordinate, facilitate and review a diverse range of meaningful engagement opportunities, under the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. To lead on the co-ordination and dissemination of the timetabling of the above activity for the Live Team, across multiple sites. To actively role model and contribute to a positive culture and environment in which meaningful activity and engagement is valued and provided. To create and maintain links and partnerships with both internal and external providers and services – in a way that has a clinically evidence-based rationale and meets the strategic need of the Live Team and wider Trust. To support others and lead on short and long-term project management, including task planning, finance management (under the supervision of the Budget Holder), implementation and outcome measurement. To source, manage and (under the supervision of the budget holder) utilise charitable funds for services and resource procurement. To contribute to the administrative tasks and co-ordination of the Live Team service, across various systems and applications. To use evidence-based knowledge and experience to guide, support and upskill students, team members and wider services, as appropriate and necessary to develop meaning engagement practices. Working for our organisation TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons. We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team. The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached document below, for a breakdown of a detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. Additional Information We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants. The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria. In submitting an application form, you authorise Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you. This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. Should you require any further information please refer our Privacy Policy shown on the Trust website, please click here for more information. For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.