Family Group Conferencing Practitioner | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Broomfield, CM1 7LF |
| Company: | Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7247040/364-A-8827-A |
Summary
We are looking for a motivated person, who is able to work well under pressure and has extensive experience within mental health. Who will uphold the principles of empowerment and realising the view that the Involvement of carers/relatives/wider network of support & the provision of support are key components to management of crisis and recovery.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a band 6 mental health worker based within with the Linden centre adult inpatient wards. You will be part of the development of the trusts nationally Recognised award winning Mental Health Family Group Conference Service.
The adult mental health family group conference in Unique to Essex but has influenced the development of this approach internationally in adult care services and continues to demonstrate effective outcomes for service users and their families in crisis management, recovery planning and addressing safeguarding concerns.
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
The models fundamental belief is that service users and their networks are capable of self-agency. Good support is given to empower service users to identify areas of need, their individual feelings, concerns, strengths and possible solutions. Support is then given to consider how these can be shared with the wider network and how they will manage potential conflicts to enable this to happen effectively. Ownership is given to the family group to achieve this for themselves. The purpose being that coming together will improve both understanding and relationships in order to be able to move forward with recovery management, planning and motivation, but also build on the strengths of the network to continue to be able to problem solve together once professionals withdraw.
Recruitment will be open to all qualified health/social care professionals. Teams will be provided with training on the model prior to recruitment. The practitioners will be part of the Ward staff team teams but will have additional support/supervision from the established Adult MHFGC service in EPUT. You will receive training in the Family group conference model and then be using this to support service users and their families to come together in crisis presentations to develop their own management and support plans within the inpatient service.
We are looking for a motivated person, who is able to work well under pressure, whilst upholding the principles of empowerment and realising the view that the Involvement of carers/relatives/wider network of support & the provision of support are key components to management of crisis and recovery.
We welcome expressions of interest and feel free to contact the team if you wish to understand this post further.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Jun 2025