We are now recruiting for a Band 5/6 Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join a well-established NHS trust based in Rossendale, Lancashire on a locum contract. The role is available to start ASAP, working full-time hours for a 1-month period.
The successful Practitioner will be working on an Older Adult Mental Health Service, carrying out management of a defined caseload using specialist knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programs. The successful practitioner will take an active role in the holistic assessment and treatment of adults who present to the service with mental health problems and especially those that are at risk of or have attempted deliberate self-harm.
Skills and experience needed:
1. Managing a caseload
2. Offer clinical treatment work and consultation
3. Experience with a wide range of mental health presentations
4. Can work well independently and as part of the team
What next?
If you are an enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner with excellent rapport building skills and would like to learn more, please apply today, or contact a member of our team for more information.
Why Pulse?
5. First class support and advice from our team of dedicated and experienced consultants
6. £300 recommend a friend bonus scheme*
7. ipoint – Electronic timesheet processing app
8. Regional compliance team of trained phlebotomists’
9. Variety of work opportunities in both NHS and private sectors
10. Assistance with travel and accommodation
11. Access to high-quality voluntary training
12. Daily payroll
13. Different payment methods – PAYE/PSC/LTD and umbrella
*Terms and conditions apply
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