Job summary

Are you ready to take on an exciting role at Southampton's forefront of adult community mental health services?

If you're innovative, proactive, and passionate about providing high-quality holistic care, then don't miss your opportunity to apply for this rare and exciting role within our Assertive Outreach Team.

We welcome applications from Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Allied Health Professionals (AHP) including Occupational Therapists or Art/ Music Therapists

You will have a broad depth of mental health experience working with individuals who have severe and enduring mental illness.

You will be responsible for care-coordinating a small caseload of service users with complex long-term mental health problems who find it difficult to engage with services. You will have experience in assessing and formulating individual intervention plans and outcome measures for adults with complex mental health problems and have current knowledge of NHS policies and practices in mental health. You will work in a strengths-based and recovery-focused way to support service users to meet their mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

You will possess excellent communication skills, essential for fostering relationships and engaging with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds and various partner agencies. You will actively participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and collaborate with colleagues to assess care plans and harm-reduction strategies, embracing a team-wide approach. As a positive role model, you will demonstrate a dedication to cultivating a learning culture from incidents and appreciating reciprocal feedback. Additionally, you will oversee supervision arrangements, guaranteeing that practitioners have opportunities to enhance their skills, expand their knowledge, and remain abreast of contemporary practices.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.

We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services. Our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust, is set to launch in July 2024.

The transformation will happen in staggered stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning in early May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent Trusts is anticipated to occur in July 2024, when the new organisation will be formed.

Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.