Specialist Mental Health Practitioner Children in

3 weeks ago

Cambridge Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for older adults is a well-established, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team based in Fulbourn, Cambridge . The team offer intensive support and treatment at home, and in care homes, for older adults with mental health challenges, including the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Crisis intervention, intensive treatment, support, risk assessment and management to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating earlier discharge from mental health hospital. Dementia Intensive Support which offers a practical and a psycho-educational approach to care within patients' homes and care homes.


A similar passion for working with older people.Experience in carrying out Clinical assessment including robust risk assessments.The post holder will work within the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team for older people to provide a mental health service seven days a week, within a community setting, by providing a psychosocial assessment to those who present with a range of mental health problems.
To take on the role of care coordinator for clients and provide leadership support to others, to ensure that full assessment of individual care needs are undertaken, that care is planned, implemented and reviewed on a regular basis.
To provide assessment to those at risk of being admitted to hospital and provide care, support and treatment within a community setting or facilitate admission to hospital and promote rapid discharge.
To provide clinical risk and mental health assessment, formulation and short-term contingency planning for people presenting in mental health crisis.
To provide a crisis and home treatment service to patients, which incorporates dementia intensive support.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.


Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.


As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. Provide holistic psychosocial assessment, and subsequent planning and implementation of individual packages of care and treatment.
Undertake clinical risk assessments, based on latest empirical evidence and compliant with local policies and procedures.
Undertake risk management practising safely and accordingly to individual service user needs.
Responsibility for the development, planning and implementation of brief care and treatment interventions for individual patients.
Ensure that individual episodes of care are delivered in a timely, effective, and integrated manner.
Promote a recovery model that empowers patients, carers, and relatives to be at the forefront of decision making and ownership of their packages of care and treatment.

*DVLA have a number ofreciprocalarrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
Mental Health Nurse, Social Work or Occupational Therapy Qualification
Current NMC/HCPC/Social work Registration.

Approved Mental Health Practitioner
Mental health care/treatment relevant to service. Working with people presenting with complex mental health needs.

Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff

Clinical risk assessment and contingency planning
Evidence of ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment

Sound knowledge of Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty, Safeguarding Act, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data protection Act
Models of care and treatment relevant to working with older people
Relevant specialist clinical courses/training

Ability to travel promptly across a large geographical area.


Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Beechcroft, Fulbourn Hospital

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