Mental Health Practitioner - Band 6

You will need to demonstrate your continuing professional development since the point of qualification andhow this can transfer to the role. You need to be open to enhancing your current skills through in house training and the shadowing of team members. You must be willing to attend external training as required for the post.

You will need to demonstrate your continuing professional development since the point of qualification and

how this can transfer to the role. You need to be open to enhancing your current skills through in house training and the shadowing of team members. You must be willing to attend external training as required for the post.

You need to be an individual who is self motivated, enthusiastic, and who has a desire to work to improve life chances of people who may be experiencing their first episode in psychosis. This can take a lot of patience, requiring keen skills in creative engagement. Part of the role will involve health promotion; improving the physical heath of this group of service users as well as promoting the role of the insight team to capture appropriate referrals

The right value base and attitude is just as important to us as experience. Working within an Early Intervention Team demands the ability to challenge traditional medical models and embrace a psychosocial approach to delivering care.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.