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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location:
Portsmouth, United Kingdom Job Category:
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23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary We are excited to be recruiting a temporary 9 month contract for a Band 4 practitioner, to work in our Mental Health Access Service at St Mary's Hospital. Working in Portsmouth offers a diverse inner-city client base. We want you to come and join us helping our service users connect to the most suitable service for their mental health needs. We are expanding our team who provide Portsmouth residents with quick access to a range of services for expert assessment and interventions. This includes a telephone line that residents can access; our team of call handlers will ensure we connect the service user to a suitable pathway linking in with a variety of other agencies. If you have great communication skills and thrive to make a difference, Access is the place you can build on your skills and make a difference to someone's journey through recovery. In return for your contribution and enthusiasm we are able to offer you a range of opportunities to develop your skills. We are committed to supporting our staff to flourish and progress. If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. Main duties of the job To demonstrate an empathic understanding of mental health problems and issues. To actively listen and autonomously help the service user to initiate a care plan, providing them with recommendations of services or linking them in with the appropriate teams. To liaise with other agencies including Mental Health Teams with regard to the transfer of care to the appropriate agency. To identify and provide the necessary support/advice to patients on practical issues relating to living skills such as nutritional management, self-care, social skills, benefits, housing, education, training and occupational activities. To maintain effective relationships with members of the Access team and the wider community. To maintain effective relationships with the service user, relatives, friends, and other involved helpers. About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working. Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Person Specification
Qualifications Essential NVQ 3 or Health Related Qualification or equivalent experience Experience Essential Experience with working with people and patients, carers. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. To have a working knowledge of Risk Assessment and management tools currently in use within acute mental health settings.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location:
Portsmouth, United Kingdom Job Category:
- EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
cfb2dca453f5 Job Views:
6 Posted:
23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Job summary We are excited to be recruiting a temporary 9 month contract for a Band 4 practitioner, to work in our Mental Health Access Service at St Mary's Hospital. Working in Portsmouth offers a diverse inner-city client base. We want you to come and join us helping our service users connect to the most suitable service for their mental health needs. We are expanding our team who provide Portsmouth residents with quick access to a range of services for expert assessment and interventions. This includes a telephone line that residents can access; our team of call handlers will ensure we connect the service user to a suitable pathway linking in with a variety of other agencies. If you have great communication skills and thrive to make a difference, Access is the place you can build on your skills and make a difference to someone's journey through recovery. In return for your contribution and enthusiasm we are able to offer you a range of opportunities to develop your skills. We are committed to supporting our staff to flourish and progress. If you are looking for somewhere you can make a real difference and are passionate about keeping people safe, well and out of hospital, a career with us may be just what you're looking for. Main duties of the job To demonstrate an empathic understanding of mental health problems and issues. To actively listen and autonomously help the service user to initiate a care plan, providing them with recommendations of services or linking them in with the appropriate teams. To liaise with other agencies including Mental Health Teams with regard to the transfer of care to the appropriate agency. To identify and provide the necessary support/advice to patients on practical issues relating to living skills such as nutritional management, self-care, social skills, benefits, housing, education, training and occupational activities. To maintain effective relationships with members of the Access team and the wider community. To maintain effective relationships with the service user, relatives, friends, and other involved helpers. About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working. Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Person Specification
Qualifications Essential NVQ 3 or Health Related Qualification or equivalent experience Experience Essential Experience with working with people and patients, carers. Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. To have a working knowledge of Risk Assessment and management tools currently in use within acute mental health settings.
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