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Development Band 5-6 Mental Health Practitioner | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 07 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,521 - £41,956 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2025 |
| Location: | Southall, UB2 4AU |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6914220/222-LS-MINT-296-A |
Summary
Mental Health Practitioner, Developmental Role
Team:Ealing Southall MINT
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, closed Bank Holidays.
Are you newly qualified and looking for fast progression from Band 5 to 6 ?
An exciting opportunity has become available for newly qualified nurses and Social Workers in Ealing Southall MINT. You will be supported through either a preceptorship programme (nurses) programme. This role is perfect for nurses that are keen to learn new skills quickly and advance their careers and become a band 6 worker. You will be joining at an exciting time as we transform our services following the Community Mental Health Framework. This framework represents a new approach to situating and providing place-based integrated support, care and treatment in the community for people with mental health problems whatever their level of need.
Community mental health nurses/social workers play a key role in dissolving the barriers that can exist between mental health and physical health, social care, voluntary and community social enterprise (VCSE) and local communities You will be working in primary and secondary care, to deliver integrated, personalised, place-based and well-coordinated care for adults and older adults. We are moving towards a ‘whole system’ of mental health care, which will provide timely access to support, care and treatment.
We need Community Mental Health Nurses to support people with mental health needs to access care where and when they need it and be able to move through the system easily. This role means supporting people to be able to manage their problems and move towards individualised recovery on their own terms, surrounded by their families, carers and social networks, and supported in their local community. We need Community Mental Health Nurses who can support individuals be able to contribute to and be participants in the communities that sustain them, to whatever extent is comfortable to them.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Jan 2025