Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Facilitating Early Discharge Mental Health Practitioner
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Role Overview
You will work closely with the inpatient wards in the Bay and HBTT to support patients be safely discharged to their own homes or appropriate accommodation. You will work to support patients be discharged from hospital and engage with HBTT. You will be focused on developing community links preventing hospital admission and will ensure the smooth transition for service users between specialist and mainstream services and other teams.
Qualifications and Experience
You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Approved Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Dip SW with evidence of professional development. You should have some post qualifying experience and should have experience of working with people who have a severe mental illness within an acute environment. Some experience of working within a community setting may also be beneficial.
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Benefits
We can offer you supervision, training and support. You will be part of a team and be included in the developments moving the service forward.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
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Flexible Working
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rachel Warwick
- Job Title: Recruiting Manager
- Email Address: Rachel.Warwick@lscft.nhs.uk
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