Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Nhs Professionals, Burnt Hill, West Berkshire
Senior Mental Health Practitioner
Salary not available. View on company website.
Nhs Professionals, Burnt Hill, West Berkshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 31 Dec | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 053a04b776b24a44ae362ededf50dc58
Full Job Description
- Offer a comprehensive health visiting service in accordance with Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (BHFT) policy and guidelines and The Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years.
- Assess child and family needs, using the appropriate assessment and risk assessment tools. Ensure that at each contact with a child an assessment of the health and developmental need is conducted.
- Develop and implement outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients.
- To provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
- To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
- Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
- Identify and respond to individual client and local health needs and to incorporate the four principles of health visiting and the service model set out in the Health Visitor Implementation plan.
- Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and supports the team in the development of evidence based practice.
- Establish effective working relationships with members of the Primary Health Care Team, Midwives, Children Centres, School Nurses, allied professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve best health and wellbeing outcomes for families and children.
By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.
Who are NHS Professionals? We specialise in putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members. As an equal opportunities' organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.