Senior Clinical Assessor/Mental Health and ABI

Job overview

Would you like to join the ICB Mental Health and ABI team?  Are you passionate about working with people with mental health diagnosis and looking for a rewarding role that thrives on making a difference and promoting positive outcomes?

We are excited to announce a new opportunity within our Hampshire and Isle of Wight All Age Continuing Care Mental Health and ABI Team. We are seeking self-motivated professionals who share our values of being person centred, honest, courageous, innovative, and collaborative and who are passionate about improving life opportunities for people who have existing or newly diagnosed mental health condition and who require S117 aftercare to allow them to live full and meaningful lives in the community.

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As a Senior Clinical Assessor/Practitioner) in Mental Health and ABI Team, you will be responsible for routinely screening and approving funding applications for clients who require packages of care or placements that are eligible or have S117 aftercare entitlement under the Mental Health Act 1983. They work closely with our Southern Health Care Coordinators and social services colleagues to ensure that commissioned care is safe, appropriate, and cost effective through ongoing review and assessment.

You will enable timely provision of appropriate care and support ensuring that people’s needs are effectively met whilst promoting Personal Health Budgets to encourage independence.

You will need to have excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills and an ability to make decisions in a challenging but supportive environment. As part of the role, you will have the opportunity to develop strong links with health and social care colleagues to ensure effective multi-disciplinary working and develop a strong understanding of local NHS and independent sector service provision in individual's own homes and supported living environments.

Working for our organisation

We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.

We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, job security, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.

We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.

Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:

·         27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement

·         NHS pension scheme

·         Sick pay policy

·         Occupational health services including staff counselling services

·         Flexible working and family friendly policies

·         Flexible retirement and retirement vouchers

·         Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.

Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.