SMI and Frailty Practitioner - Community (CPN) - Band 6

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new innovative team within the Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and frailty pathway in NE Essex for older adults over 70 years of age with frailty. We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and caring individual whom has experience in working with people with a functional illness with or without frailty. As part of the national agenda for transformation the service will focus upon admission avoidance to both general hospital and a mental health inpatient setting. The service will be working collaboratively with other health care providers, third sector agencies, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners. Close working with the community teams in the local neighbourhood model will take place in line with the North East Essex Alliance. A key part of this role will be providing comprehensive assessment, as well as having responsibility for a case load of individuals. The role will entail providing person centred and evidence based interventions working alongside a multi-disciplinary team. There will be a requirement of ensuring quality interventions and high standards of documentation. The successful candidate will be required to have knowledge and experience of physical health and how this can impact upon an individual's mental health., As part of the ongoing North East Essex Alliance transformation of services and in line with the NHS Long Term Plan, development of Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) services for dementia have been working over the past year in developing an integrated Dementia and Serious Mental Illness with Frailty Pathway. This exciting role is to join EPUT as a Band 6 senior community practitioner. . Working to develop an integrated approach to assessment and intervention for patients with SMI and Frailty. This role will include supporting ESNEFT inpatient and frailty services to facilitate timely discharge, care planning and identifying appropriate community place based services.

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
  
  27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.