First Contact Assessor

Are you a talented qualified mentalhealth professional with a skill for assessment?

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

If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to recruit an assessor to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) inSouth West Hertfordshire.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.

Our team is based in Watford and this a face to face contact role.

Here's what our staff say about working in the team:

"It's a privilege to help people make the changes they want to see in their lives. I get to see about three people each day, on site, and I love my job." (LP, Counselling Psychologist, South West ACMHS)

"This was my first job in NHS and I didn't know what to expect, but there is so much training provided, I was and am able to shadow different professionals in first contact assessments - it is such a great opportunity to learn and participate in MDT."AV, Health Care Assistant

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/TRAINING

Essential

• Registered mental health professional appropriate to the job role (nursing, OT, SW)
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Completion of Mentorship/preceptorship Course/ENB equivalent, or intention to complete
• Non medical prescriber

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum of one year post-registration experience
• Previous experience of working in the community/primary care setting
• Experience of supervising staff

Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems

Experience of working consultatively with professionals

Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments

Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies

Experience of working within the CPA process

Experience of delivery teaching sessions to colleagues and professionals

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside people with complex mental health problems

About the employer

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex 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.