Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner within the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service to work full time based in Guernsey.
The salary for this permanent Senior Mental Health Practitioner job is up to £69,605per annum.
Main duties:
- To provide care and therapeutic interventions as appropriate and with supervision where required in a variety of settings, in accordance with agreed Service Specification Document.
- To guide, advise and direct other staff in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient/client care.
- To write complex reports for case conferences, convenor meetings and the education department with regards to client’s needs.
- To independently liaise and communicate effectively with all member of the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies involved in the care of the patient/client and their wider families.
- To be individually accountable for their practice in accordance with their professional code of conduct.
- To take a lead in ensuring staff are aware of organisational objectives, policies and procedures related to the specialist area and the implications this may have for their practice.
- Support junior staff with performance issues and in developing action plans to address developmental needs in partnership with the Team Manager. Act up for the team manager during periods of leave.
- Contribute to the development of Clinical Governance strategies, clinical effectiveness and quality initiatives.
- To communicate effectively with patient/clients and their significant others, taking into account their cultural background and cognitive functioning.
- To communicate clearly with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural and language differences.
- To manage conflict between individuals, including staff, patients/clients and their significant others.
- To act as an advocate for patients/clients, significant others, and more junior staff members.
- To co-ordinate discharge arrangements through communication with other multi-disciplinary CAMHS members and associated agencies.
- To maintain progress reports with referrals.
- Participate in all personal review meetings, and take responsibility for own personal and professional development in order to maintain the highest professional standards of practice.
Requirements of this Senior Mental Health Practitioner:
- A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This Senior Mental Health Practitioner job is advertised by Keir Turnbull; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement
