Main area: Older Persons Mental Health
Grade Band: 4
Contract: Permanent (working shift pattern to include early, late, and night shifts)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (working a 24/7 shift pattern)
Job ref: 246-GYW6912653
Site: Carlton Court
Town: Lowestoft
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Gross per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/02/2025 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION/PERSON SPECIFICATION: Please read the job description/person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.
YOUR APPLICATION: It is important that you complete a formal application form as CVs alone will not be accepted.
JOB OVERVIEW:
Assistant Practitioner: Laurel Ward - Inpatient for Older People with Organic Mental Illness. We are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of a specialist team who like to think outside of the box. Assistant practitioners are not registered nurses but have a high level of training in specific areas, and support the registered nurses in delivering high quality, person-centered care. You should have excellent caring and interpersonal skills that you would utilise to build good working relationships with staff, carers and service users across the scope of our care delivery. Main duties of the job
We are looking to develop the role of an Assistant Practitioner to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities. This includes participating in clinical reviews, completing relevant documentation such as clinical notes and risk assessments (under the supervision of a Registered Nurse) and medication administration following completion of training and competency assessment. You would also be involved in change management projects such as quality improvement. Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that this job role requires a Level 5 Qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Person specification
Qualification
Care Certificate Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care / Mental Health at L5 or equivalent Experience
Working with Service Users with Mental Health needs Skills
Ability to communicate widely and in a clear manner. Knowledge
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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Assistant Practitioner: Laurel Ward - Inpatient for Older People with Organic Mental Illness. We are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of a specialist team who like to think outside of the box. Assistant practitioners are not registered nurses but have a high level of training in specific areas, and support the registered nurses in delivering high quality, person-centered care. You should have excellent caring and interpersonal skills that you would utilise to build good working relationships with staff, carers and service users across the scope of our care delivery. Main duties of the job
We are looking to develop the role of an Assistant Practitioner to enable participation in a wider range of opportunities. This includes participating in clinical reviews, completing relevant documentation such as clinical notes and risk assessments (under the supervision of a Registered Nurse) and medication administration following completion of training and competency assessment. You would also be involved in change management projects such as quality improvement. Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that this job role requires a Level 5 Qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent. Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Person specification
Qualification
Care Certificate Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care / Mental Health at L5 or equivalent Experience
Working with Service Users with Mental Health needs Skills
Ability to communicate widely and in a clear manner. Knowledge
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES: Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce. DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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