NHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Location Isle of Wight
Job type Contract
Salary £30 per hour
Consultant Alex Meek
Call +44 7361 589414
Reference 208285

Sanctuary Personnel is currently seeking experienced Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioners to take on new locum opportunities based in Isle of Wight. 

Location: Isle of Wight

Contract Type: Locum, 3-month contract

Pay Rates: £30 per hour (assignment rate)

Shift Pattern: The hours are set 09:00 am - 17:00 pm, Monday - Friday only

Duties:

  • Provide high quality care and treatment in conjunction with other professionals and work in partnership with other agencies to provide seamless, flexible services which meet service user and carer need
  • Be responsible, together with the wider team, for providing care, interventions and health promotion for people on the Early Intervention In Psychosis and At Risk Mental State care pathways
  • Undertake a supervisory role in respect to multi-disciplinary junior team members and work alongside the Team Leader on clinical issues such as therapeutic approaches and care co-ordination
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner, as well as taking all opportunities to become actively involved in training and teaching programmes

Requirements of the Senior Mental Health Practitioners:

  • BN Nursing Mental health or RMN or Dip SW or Dip OT or BSc OT with live registration with accrediting body
  • Experienced community RMN’s who can get up to speed quickly
  • Communicate in a skilled and sensitive manner, information concerning the assessment, formulation and treatment plans of clients under their care and to monitor progress
  • Be aware and act within the requirements of the Mental Health Act at all times, including Community Treatment Orders
  • Demonstrate an enhanced working knowledge of EIP models and philosophies
  • Evidence of on-going development and post registration training
  • Demonstrable Care Co- Ordinator Competencies
  • Training in Risk assessment and management skills
  • Experience in the assessment and management of people with serious and enduring mental health
  • Formal PgCert qualification in recognised psychological therapy
  • Supplementary or Independent non-medical prescribing qualification
  • Post registration training in evidence based psychological treatments
  • Evidence of undertaking audit work
  • Nurse Mentorship Qualification
  • Training in the management of violence and aggression/breakaway

Contact:

These Band 6 Senior Mental Health Practitioner jobs are advertised by Alex Meek; if you are interested in these positions please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from: PIP Assessors, Ward Managers, Deputy Ward Managers, CAMHS Practitioners, Community Mental Health Nurses, Mental Health Nurses, Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses & Community Nurses as we have vacancies that match with these job titles. Online remote nurse jobs are available from time to time so please get in touch.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Registered Mental Health Nurse role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

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Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.