Outreach Practitioner
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 October 2025 |
| Location: | Exeter, EX25SN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9369-25-0452 |
Summary
Communication and Working Relationship Skills Work closely with key internal and external personnel and stakeholders Co-ordinate and investigate complaints, ensuring that any clinical lessons learned are identified and disseminated to the relevant teams Act as a point of contact for agencies outside Devon Partnership Trust seeking information about the team, or wanting to refer to it Present information, some of which may be contentious, to staff groups, service user groups, carers groups and other stakeholders using a range of techniques and media. Demonstrates communications which are professional, and act as role model for peers and wider staff group Analytical and Judgement Skills Role model clinical leadership Practice in a way that actively minimises dependency and promotes recovery Communicate information in a way that makes it relevant and understandable for users of services Promote a duty of care to users of services; encompassing safe and competent care Take personal accountability for own practice; answerable for actions and omissions, regardless of advice or directions from another professional Remain professionally competent by participating in own and others clinical supervision Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills, not only relating to the care of users of services, but also in depth knowledge of the roles and functions of other professionals across services Planning and Organisational Skills Assess, plan & deliver complex care packages to admission vulnerable & discharged women from the Mother & Baby Unit, ensuring high quality liaison with other professionals, families & carers at every stage of care. Actively participate in multi-agency forums to ensure the identification of need and the development and delivery of integrated local services in line with local need Ensure that activity is delivered in accordance with agreed quality standards and to service level agreements and in line with relevant national guidance Work within the service Clinical Governance framework, which includes with care pathways/clinical practice; provide expert professional advice with regards to clinical care, incidents and complaints Contribute to the ongoing operation and development of the service.. Promote the service locally and nationally as appropriate Responsibility for Patient/Client Care Promote, develop and role model high standards of clinical care. Develop and implement care plans, ensuring active involvement of service users and their carers Ensure the availability of choice that meets the needs of the local population. Provide expert advice pertaining to complex cases Have enhanced clinical skills Work closely with other teams with the Trust and the Voluntary, Statutory and independent sectors to ensure effective discharge planning which incorporates implementation of key success criteria for NICE guidance eg NICE 192 Antenatal Postnatal Mental Health, CPA, Information Sharing etc Participate in Safeguarding Adults and Children to Level 3 Enhanced as set out in Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff Responsibility for Service Development Identify and implement best practice in the delivery of the MBU Outreach Service Undertake programmes of audit and research within the team and implement the findings Promote the NHS programme; right person has the right care, in the right place, at the right time, making the best use of available resources Provide clinical leadership to the Community Perinatal Teams as required Promote and be involved in reflective recovery focused practice Provide specialist Perinatal Mental Health training to staff within the Perinatal Service, DPT & to external agencies At all times follow Codes of Professional Conduct, ensuring all staff within sphere of responsibility also adhere to codes of conduct