Assistant Practitioner

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Assistant Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team for Older Persons at the Sophie Centre, Julian Hospital, Norwich. In this role, you will support older adults experiencing mental health challenges, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, person-centered care., + Assist in the assessment, planning, and delivery of care to older persons
+ Work collaboratively with nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals
+ Provide emotional support and practical assistance to service users and their families
+ Contribute to the overall wellbeing of individuals in the community, Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Join our Community Adult Mental Health Service based in North Norfolk. We are currently going through an exciting transformation working closely with our Primary care colleagues and working towards aligning our team with our local GP practices.
Our Trust vales of "TALK" sum up perfectly what this role encompasses. If you have the right values to join our organisation, you will be supported with a programme of training and development., 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 and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
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+ Experience in mental health or elderly care is desirable
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
+ Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
+ Relevant health or social care, foundation degree qualification required
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of older adults in your community!

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.
At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.
Nearly 3,800 full and part-time practitioners care for our service users in hospitals, in the community and in their own homes, whilst an additional 1,400+ staff provide non-clinical support, including cleaning, catering, delivering supplies, ward administration, information technology, human resources and financial services.
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.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we'd love you to join us!

You will need to be enthusiastic and conscientious and do everything you can to provide the best care to our service users. We are looking for someone who displays compassion, empathy, and sensitivity in your approach to people who may be distressed or have a challenging presentation.
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!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
+ NHS pension
+ a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
+ career progression
+ starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) Based on full time hours.
+ staff physio service
+ NHS discounts and many more
You will be contacted via email and invited to book an interview time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.