Band 6 Specialist Intensive Practitioner - Salisbury
| Posting date: | 28 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 December 2025 |
| Location: | Salisbury, SP2 7FD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9342-25-1101 |
Summary
To provide comprehensive assessments and Mental State examinations. Provide Gatekeeping assessments to determine whether an individual can be home treated or needs a hospital admission. Autonomously coordinate and run shifts if allocated the duty role. To be able to deliver a wide range of physical health interventions, such as venepuncture, NEWs observation, ECG (training will also be provided) . Demonstrate good leadership within the team. Provide supervision to Band 5s and Band 4s. Show a desire for Continued Professional Development. This post is open to newly qualified social workers. In line with trust policy, all newly qualified social workers will be recruited initially at Band 5 level, regardless of advertised role banding. All NQSWs are expected to successfully complete their ASYE within 2 years of employment, unless there are exceptional circumstances in which case it may be agreed to extend this for a further 2 years. On successful completion of the ASYE, for which you will be given full support of an experienced Social Worker as well as Divisional Social Work Lead, and peer support from other ASYE candidates, you will then be eligible to progress to a Band 6 position. If you have been appointed to an advertised Band 6 role this will be an automatic progression, following confirmation of your successful completion. If you have been appointed to a Band 5 you will then be eligible to apply for a subsequent Band 6 vacancy.