Mental Health and Wellbeing PractitionerNHS

Job summary

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist passionate about improving outcomes for people with eating disorders? Join Waterlily, our specialist inpatient prevention programme supporting adults with anorexia nervosa across the provider collaborative.

Waterlily provides intensive, mainly virtual support for individuals needing a higher level of care than standard community services, helping people recover, gain independence and avoid inpatient admission.

As a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, you will work within a multidisciplinary team delivering assessment, care planning, risk management, therapy groups, meal support, community work and evidence based interventions. You will manage a caseload and work closely with patients, families and professionals across local and regional eating disorder services.

We are seeking a compassionate, motivated practitioner who enjoys collaborative working and is keen to develop specialist skills in eating disorders. Previous eating disorder experience is desirable but not essential. Applications are welcomed from experienced mental health nurses and occupational therapists with transferable skills and an interest in this specialist area.

Contact Details

Izzy Bird - Clinical Lead

[email protected]/ 07823 578742

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner within the Waterlily Inpatient Prevention Programme, supporting adults with anorexia nervosa who require enhanced care to aid recovery and prevent inpatient admission.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will manage a caseload, work autonomously and contribute to safe, effective service delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver care mainly through a virtual model across a regional footprint.
• Complete assessments and contribute to person-centred care planning and reviews.
• Deliver therapeutic groups, meal support and evidence-based interventions.
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients, families and carers.
• Assess and manage risk, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Participate in multidisciplinary reviews and care planning.
• Work with regional eating disorder services to support continuity of care.
• Provide guidance and support to colleagues, students and less experienced staff.
• Participate in supervision, training and continuing professional development.
• Contribute to service evaluation, audit and quality improvement.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and effective communication.
• Practise in line with professional standards, legislation, Trust policies and clinical governance requirements.

Job description

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About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.