Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 246-CYFPC6225296
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central CFYP
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/05/2024
Employer heading
Assessment and Rapid-Treatment Practitioner
Band 7
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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us!
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
My name's Keir Brisbane and I am the new Service Manager for the Youth Service.
In our service we support young people (aged 14-25 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties. We have enthusiastic and skilled staff who provide the support that is needed - and they are motivated to make a real difference to young people, their families and carers.
As an employer, I and Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are particularly committed to enabling our staff to do the very best they can through support and training, as well as opportunities for progression. We are confident, therefore, that the right candidate will have a real chance to make a positive impact to the lives of young people in Norfolk.
As a service we are striving to meet the challenges that we are facing, and to create a working environment that is sustainable, effective for our young people, and fulfilling for our staff.
We are looking to recruit a positive and creative psychological therapist to help to develop our new assessment and treatment approach.
This will involve offering a flexible, drop-in clinic – providing assessments, and brief therapeutic interventions to support Young People to lead better and lives, and to more confidently manage their mental health.
This is an opportunity to take a leading role in developing a truly innovative service that will improve the lived experience of our young people.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will sit within the new and innovative assessment and rapid treatment model within the Central Youth Teams. You will work in a fast-paced, short-term service model providing first contact assessments to Young People. You will also provide treatment options such as ‘Single Session’ Therapy, Brief Motivational Interviewing, Guided Self-Help and group interventions.
It is expected that the post-holder will also be responsible for a small case-load; offering meaningful therapeutic interventions to Young People that make a longer-term difference.
This role will require a dynamic practitioner who is able to work autonomously, leading on changes to the service, as well as working collaboratively with colleagues on an ongoing basis.
We are looking for an experienced practitioner with a skill-set to enable excellent assessment, formulation, goal-setting and short-term treatment, as well as a keen attention to safeguarding, and multi-agency working. We’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates with training in one or more of the following modalities: CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, IPT, or MBT. We will also support ongoing supervision, CPD and clinical responsibilities needed to maintain accreditation.
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 nursing 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 cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The candidate we seek should have a passion for collaborative decision-making in care planning and an ability to empower choice in goals-led treatment planning, as well as a drive to innovate.
We are looking for people to join us with enthusiasm, optimism, fresh ideas and energy. Experience in being a key player in service-change or project work would also be an advantage.
We will provide specialist training to support the successful candidate to excel in this role.
For further information, please contact Keir Brisbane-Langsdon at
[email protected] or refer to the attached job description on the vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Health or Social Care professional qualification RMN, Dip OT, Clinical Psychology, Diploma in Social Work or equivalent
- Postgraduate diploma in CBT or CAT or family therapy or equivalent
- Registration with appropriate professional body
Experience
Essential criteria
- Training and ability to deliver other therapeutic approaches e.g. DBT, EMDR, IPT
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of individuals, clients, professionals and organisations
Desirable criteria
- Treatment of complex disorders e.g. eating disorders
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of other therapeutic approaches and application
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Other
Essential criteria
- Accreditation with BABCP or ACAT
- Able to travel independently
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Keir Brisbane-Langsdon
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07467339141
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