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Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Community Practitioner (Mental Health) within the Behaviour Support Service (BSS) for Older Person’s Community Central, at the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV). The service is well established since 2008 and works into all the care homes in Newcastle and part of the borough of North Tyneside.

The BSS supports older people living in a care environment by promoting least restrictive practice (reducing use of restrictive interventions) with a non-pharmacological focus and developing psycho-social interventions.

The team has been hugely successful in preventing and reducing hospital admissions for its client group in the Newcastle area since its inception. We are looking for somebody who is excited to advance in their current role or to develop a new specialty. The BSS has a fantastic staff retention rate and can meet your individual training and development needs within role including research opportunities.

You will join the team at an exciting time where you will help support service development and new ways of working. 

You will need the appropriate skills and knowledge to work with this client group, to meet their needs arising from organic or functional illness, and to help the teams who support them in a care environment. You will need knowledge or experience of working in Older People’s services and excellent communication skills to work with multiple teams and liaise with different agencies.

Main duties of the job

Independently carry a caseload.                                                                                  Complete assessments for organic and functional referrals to the service.  Devise formulation/treatment support plans using Newcastle Model.                Work cohesively  with care home staff to devise interventions supporting  staff to understand and manage behaviours.                                                                        Carry out teaching/training sessions with care home staff.                                        Be able to work with outside agencies.                                                                                    Joint work where appropriate with co-located teams.

You must have a strong commitment to the delivery of high quality, safe, patient care and be a good role model in reflecting the Trusts core Values.

You will be a confident, experienced clinician with excellent communication and interpersonal skills who is focused and well organized. The demand of the job also requires the ability to be autonomous, flexible and responsive with a positive attitude to teamwork.

The BSS team also benefits from the opportunity for flexible and remote working.

You will use the Newcastle Model of unmet needs as part of a behavioural assessment and will devise and evaluate intervention support plans with care home staff. You will also have the opportunity to provide teaching and training to care home staff.

Working for our organisation

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.