Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Band 6 Specialist Practitioner - Devon & Cornwall
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About the Role
The Southwest Op Courage Veterans Mental Health Service operates across the entire Southwest and is one of six national NHS England commissioned Op Courage services, and is delivered by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Op Courage provides a complete care pathway and is delivered by an experienced and committed Multi-Disciplinary Team.
The pathway starts with a comprehensive needs-led conversation and is followed by evidence-based interventions/treatment for a wide range of need and complexity, including complex mental health difficulties and psychological trauma.
The service is currently looking to recruit a Band 6 Specialist Practitioner to work across Devon and Cornwall so the postholder will need to live within this area and be mobile; however, on occasions, it will be necessary to work outside this area in order to support service delivery and to attend team meetings.
The service is delivered via a hybrid working model which includes using clinical spaces, hot-desks and homeworking. Clinical appointments are delivered face to face or virtually, in line with patient choice and clinical/operational need, so some lone working will be required.
Please note this advert is for a specialist practitioner to work across Devon and Cornwall. The address on the advert in Weston Super Mare is our admin base and regular travel there is NOT required.
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Skills:
- Strong clinical skills in mental health assessment, safety assessment and safety planning
- The ability to provide therapeutic interventions; deliver or advise on outstanding nursing care that reflects the values of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and AWP’s commitment to trauma-informed practice.
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Assessment and Planning:
- Fostering a culture of kindness, respect, and inclusion in every interaction
- Leading on holistic assessments, collaboratively developing Personal Wellbeing Plans, and evaluating outcomes with service users, their families, and the wider MDT.
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Keyworker Role:
- Acting as a keyworker for patients, coordinating all aspects of care and communication for the person, their family members and carers and the services that are involved
- Maintaining regular contact with the person and their family members and carers and specify this in their Personal Wellbeing plan.
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Support and Supervision:
- Supporting the physical and mental health of those in your care, uphold their human rights, and contribute to a safe, therapeutic environment
- Providing guidance and supervision to junior colleagues and students, modelling compassionate leadership and reflective practice.
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Mentorship and Documentation:
- Providing mentorship for student nurses, provide preceptorship and supervision for Band 5 nurses and supervise other junior staff as directed
- Accurate and sensitive documentation will be a key part of your role, ensuring continuity and quality of care.
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About Us
We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.
Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200 miles, to more than 1.8 million people.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Andrew Sheldrake
- Job Title: Senior Practitioner
- Email Address: andrew.sheldrake@nhs.net
Operations Manager
- Name: Judith Grant
- Email Address: judith.grant1@nhs.net
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