Mental Health Community Practitioner

Travelling to your GP surgery in

the morning to see two new patients for assessment. While there, dropping in on

one of the GPs to talk about one of the assessments and run through another

proposed referral to decide on the best mental health pathway for them.

Travel to base and write up the

assessments and have the opportunity to talk through any concerns with fellow

team members. You decide who you will be taking onto your caseload; no one

allocates to you.

Attending professional meetings,

including ward reviews via Teams or in person to review patients in your care

via Teams. Tend to work from home that day. Made some internal referrals to

other team members and discussed some concerns about other patients you've been

working with.

Meeting some of your longer-term

patients and reviewing where you've got to with their care. Its good to work

from a well-established relationship.

For full details of the duties and

criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person

specification attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,

we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals

and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health

and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of

all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over

100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible

working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,

and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value

diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,

and ethnicities.

What we offer;

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to

33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work

unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of supportive staff networks

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our

website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to

pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from

you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained

interest in working for the Trust.

Knowledge

Desirable: - Knowledge of Care Act; - Experience of working with people in a forensic setting

Additional Criteria

Experience

Qualifications

Desirable: - Teaching / training qualification; - Psychological therapy qualification