Are you passionate about ensuring our British Armed Forces Veterans and Reservists have access to excellent mental health care?
Op Courage - South East offers support to Veterans and Reservists within the geographical regions of Kent, Surrey and Sussex. A veteran is an individual who has served one or more days in the British military, and it is this group of people that Op Courage works with on a holistic level.
We are looking for an experienced mental health practitioner to join our lively and passionate mental health team. Are you skilled at supporting clients who may struggle to engage, present with complex mental health and social difficulties, and manage dynamic risks. Some of our team have a personal connection to veterans, either with a military background or holding a close relationship with someone who does.
We cover Kent, Surrey and Sussex and deliver assessments, support and psychological therapy within our Op Courage team. This post will be based in and cover the Kent region with some travel expected to Surrey and Sussex as well when required.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
- To provide comprehensive assessments of veterans with identified, complex needs.
- To manage a caseload of veterans with complex mental health needs and undertake case management/lead professional role as needed.
- Offer psychoeducational, coping skills and support through a period of stabilisation as needed
- This is a community based service, providing a holistic support package of care to veterans across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
- To be able to communicate with and meet the needs of veteran's families and carers, as well as providing professional advice and support to other agencies including crisis teams and secondary care teams.
- To have experience of and specialist knowledge of interventions for veterans, and to be able to lead on clinical initiatives with an emphasis on continual improvement.
- To receive management supervision from the Clinical Nurse Specialist or equivalent.
- To demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- This role works to enhance already existing services such as community mental health teams, crisis services and charitable organisations rather than replace them - the aim is to improve Veteran service engagement and ensure that Veterans can fairly access the appropriate support they require and are not disadvantaged due to their veteran status.
We are an expanding and exciting specialist service within SPFT, working regionally in the southeast and nationally as part of the NHS armed forces networks for Op Courage.
About us
Support the Trust's visions and values and in particular the promotion of a positive approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and respect; to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and employment, and to manage, support or comply by adhering to the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Employer name
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
This post will be based in Kent.
SERVICE ADDRESS:
Eureka Business Park
Eureka Place
Trinity Road
Ashford
Kent
TN25 4BY
Employer's website
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Job responsibilities
The role of the Mental Health Practitioner in Op Courage works in partnership with service users with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
You will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to a veteran population to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this.
The post holder will always work to promote the safety and the wellbeing of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist clinical advice and carry out specialist clinical procedures.
You will provide clinical supervision to staff and students.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role
Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group
Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group
Experience of supervising staff
Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems
Experience of working consultatively with professionals
Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments
Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies
Experience of working within the CPA process
Understanding of clinical governance
Previous experience of working in the community
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
