Mental Health Practitioner (Nurse / OT / SW)

We recruit people based on their values and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. We seek out potential, not perfection, and this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for.Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued., CREST (community rehabilitation and enhanced support team) are expanding. We are looking for mental health practitioners for our developing Complex Emotional Needs (CEN) pathway to support individuals transitioning out of Level 2 in to the community. The role will involve coordinating the care of individuals in line with changes in national direction of the Care Programme Approach and offering evidence-based, trauma informed interventions to address core rehabilitation needs as well as manage risk within a community setting.

The CREST approach focuses on providing different ways of working with individuals who have spent long periods of time in hospital, to improve outcomes for this service user group. We strive to think creatively, and we are committed to continuous improvement, adapting to the needs of the population.

CREST-CEN is a new and developing pathway, working with service users who are experiencing complex emotional needs or interpersonal difficulties, which previously many have been referred to as a personality disorder pathway.

We are working towards providing a 7-day service, operating Monday-Friday 8am-8pm and 9am-5pm on weekends, to offer a more flexible approach.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.