Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner
Devon Partnership Nhs Trust, Ivybridge, Devon
Senior Community Mental Health Practitioner
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Devon Partnership Nhs Trust, Ivybridge, Devon
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 9 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 8ed4f115d82b4faea3373f89d7013748
Full Job Description
We are looking for an experienced and skilled practitioner to join our Home Treatment Team in Ivybridge. The team covers a large geographical area and is closely aligned with the West Devon Core Team, sharing the same management and clinical leadership This is an exciting time to join the Home Treatment Team as it undergoes a number of new changes to increase the remit of preventing admissions and facilitating early ward discharges,
- Assessing referrals from primary care, psychiatric liaison, community mental health teams and the first response services
- Working with patients and their families to prevent hospital admission and facilitate discharge
- Leading the shift and planning work across a large geographical area
- Referring onto other serivces as appropriate
- Making safeguarding referrals as appropriate
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
About Devon Partnership Trust We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery. We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
