OpCourage Senior Practitioner - Band 6

Overview

Join to apply for the OpCourage Senior Practitioner - Band 6 role at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. Permanent, full time role. Are you passionate about ensuring that our ex-British Armed Forces (Veterans) – Navy, Army and RAF servicewomen and men have excellent mental health care?

Position:
Veterans Senior Practitioner - Band 6.

Location:

West Midlands region with a satellite base in Rugby. You will join a team within the OP Courage urgent and treatment pathway, supporting veterans and their families and liaising with other NHS services and third sector agencies.

• Engage with veterans and their families to assess and navigate mental health needs, particularly in cases that are difficult to engage, complex or risky.
• Collaborate with NHS services and third sector partners to ensure collaborative working across the West Midlands patch.
• Attend assessment clinics regionally 3–4 times per month to meet with and assess referred veterans and their families.
• Work as part of the OP Courage team, contributing to the wider NHS urgent and treatment pathway and supporting the service as needed.
• Provide timely and appropriate support and connect patients with suitable services and systems as required.

• Experience in engaging and assessing individuals with complex mental health needs and demonstrated ability to work across systems and services.
• Strong teamwork, initiative, persuasiveness and resilience; able to work in a challenging environment with veterans and their families.
• Willingness to travel regionally within the West Midlands and participate in regional assessment activities.

• Generous annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring.
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home electronics, gym membership and more.
• Discounts with retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through the NHS discount schemes.
• Wellbeing support, including in-house counselling and external helpline.
• Staff networks and support groups.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information for a better overview of job role and requirements.

For further details or informal visits contact:
Lynne Davidson, Service Manager
Email: lyn
Telephone:

Service visits prior to application and/or interview are welcome. Please contact to arrange.

Employer:

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT). We deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond, with a people-centred ethos.