First Contact Assessor

Are you a talented qualified mental health 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) in South 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

• Work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, to enable them to lead fulfilling lives.
• Work in partnership with Health and Social care professionals from other agencies and organisations including Community Navigators, Adult Care Services and the Voluntary sector
• They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant to the Pathway/Protocols to include psycho-education, relevant aspects of social inclusion, Recovery, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this.
• The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers.
• To act within the appropriate professional code of conduct at all times.
• All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
• For more information, please have a look at the Job Description

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Precey Job title: Service Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07814340908

Ruth Precey - please email for further details & an informal discussion.