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Are you a mental health nurse, social worker or occupational therapist?

Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?  

We are seeking to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner to join the Crisis Team  based in Radlett in South West Hertfordshire.

It’s a genuinely exciting time to join – we’re developing new ways of working, which will see us delivering a 24/7 responsive adult crisis and acute home treatment service. The role will provide a genuine opportunity for you to develop your skills and make a difference.

Please contact Sam Bracey on 07818421506 for an informal chat or to arrange a visit. 

You will initially be employed at a Band 5 at your current salary whilst you are working through your Band 6 competencies. You will be expected to demonstrate these competently in practice. Please be aware that the expected time to complete competencies and become a Band 6 will be approximately 12 months after starting your new role. Following successful achievement of meeting the competencies, your salary will be reviewed and your pay band confirmed at band 6 pay step 1.

In the unlikely event that you didn’t meet the competencies, an action plan would be put in place to support you to address the competency gaps; you would remain as a Band 5 and the opportunity for a Band 6 at this time will not be confirmed. Salary payment until your competencies as band 6 are met will be AfC band 5 scale.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The successful candidate will:

• have substantial clinical experience of working with service users who have presented with a mental health crisis
• have a real passion for mental health crisis services, and the difference they can make
• deliver the highest standards of care to our service users and communities
• be part of a multidisciplinary team of staff who are committed to improving the lives of our service users and carers
• a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In return, we can offer you:

• the opportunity to take part in our future leaders programme, undertake non-medical prescribing and AMHP training
• excellent promotion and development prospects
• state of the art clinical environment
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme

Our staff survey results tell a story of highly engaged, motivated, passionate people working at HPFT. The survey has shown that staff overwhelmingly believe that their role makes a difference to service users, to the extent that HPFT had the best score nationally for this question.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.