Assistant Practitioner Band 4

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Full time Full day
£25,147 - £27,596 / year
Norwich
Are you someone who is passionate about delivering compassionate & individualised care, driving quality improvement and looking to add value to an inpatient mental health team?



We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the team on Glaven Ward. If you have the qualities described above then we want you to think about coming to be part of our team.



As well as qualified Assistant Practitioners, or those about to qualify we welcome applications from individuals with a sector-related BSc (e.g. psychology), however this must be supported with relevant work experience in mental health care.



Glaven Ward is a 17 bedded Male Acute inpatient Ward. As part of our ongoing strive for excellence we are developing a 'care team' approach around patient centred care.



The Assistant Practitioner will take part in ongoing assessments, they will plan, deliver and evaluate the needs of our service users, in accordance with their Care Plans. They will take part in ongoing risk assessments, recognising and responding to any changes, ensuring that the care and safety of the service user remains the priority.



The role also provides the opportunity to provide therapeutic interventions, both 1:1 and within a group setting, to further enhance the care and support offered to our service users.



Benefits



Benefits included with this role are: -



NHS pension



A comprehensive in house & external training programmes



Career progression



Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)



Staff physio service



NHS discounts and many more.



We are working hard to maintain usual recruitment process however please be aware that we may ask you to be interviewed via MS Teams rather than in person. Please also bear with us as we endeavour to recruit people in these unprecedented times.



Interviews are to be confirmed, candidates may only be given a minimum of 3 days’ notice, please note this date is provisional and may be subject to change. You will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.



Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!



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