Senior Mental Health Practitioner

The East Community Mental Health Team are looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join our established team as an Assessment and duty worker.

We would welcome applications from RMN, OT and Social Workers who has experience of working with people suffering severe mental illness, whether this be inpatient of community based.

You would work alongside other duty workers who work together to triage all referrals that come into the CMHT (with the support of a duty manager and psychiatrists) gather more information and arrange assessments. The role also entails telephone calls from people who are open to the service and the CCO/Medic is unavailable.

The team is a very supportive team, and you will have case management supervision, clinical supervision, and opportunities for training.

Main duties of the job

To manage and triage referrals into the service, planning and providing timely assessments

To care coordinate a diverse caseload

The post holder will clinically manage the referrals and assessments in line with the clinical pathways within the CMHT

The post holder will review cases identified by the Team Leader. This will involve reviewing appropriate interventions following review

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.

- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.