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3 months ago
PURPOSE OF THE JOB To deliver community mental health support, symptom management, triage and care navigation to clients through Primary Care Networks in Leeds. We are part of a primary care mental health service (Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service), commissioned by Leeds CCG. This exciting partnership delivers an integrated service offering mental health support for people with common mental health problems. Together, we help thousands of people in Leeds to increase their resilience and live their best lives within their community.
This role is an exciting opportunity for mental health/wellbeing practitioner to work within primary care (GP surgeries and community health centres) to provide symptom management, triage and care navigation to patients referred by their GPs. Predominantly working as part of an integrated team, the post-holder will provide telephone triage and face-to-face assessment and decision-making support to ensure that patients with common mental health needs gain access to the most appropriate pathway and intervention. ROLE DESCRIPTION Referrals, Triage and Assessment 1. Accept referrals of patients with chronic and/or mild to moderate common mental health problems (predominantly anxiety, depression, and OCD) via agreed protocols within the GP Practice.
2. Use SystmOne/EMIS/ Care Director patient management system (after training) and any paper-based systems as appropriate to record referrals, assessments and outcomes. 3. Identify, assess and manage cases where complexity and/or severity are present, including triaging referrals and signposting to appropriate mental health and crisis 4.
Use therapeutic skills where appropriate to help patients to contain and manage acute emotional distress, where it does not pose a risk. 5. Develop an understanding of the particular issues presented, including any complicating social factors (physical health, employment, housing, substance misuse etc), the patients sense of what support would be helpful and realistic, and the patients readiness to engage with connecting services. Caseload Management and Interventions 6.
Work with a caseload of individuals with chronic mental health needs, (offering between 25 and 30 appointments per week at 30-50 minutes per appointment) and reach agreed activity levels set within the service and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient. 7. Use a range of techniques and interventions to support patients with mental health needs to self-manage their symptoms, and encourage behavioural and lifestyle change, while working within boundaries of professional training and competence. 8.
Respond to unpredictable situations of risk and manage these in a safe, professional and holistic manner, utilising appropriate risk assessment, relapse prevention interventions and risk management plans. 9. Facilitate patients to use/develop their own resources and support networks (family/friends); provide extra support for patients to manage symptoms through behavioural and lifestyle changes, and by accessing a wide range of existing psycho-educational, peer-support and wellbeing groups within Leeds, to self-initiate positive behaviours and to gain problem-solving skills. 10.
Build knowledge of relevant local community networks and support individuals to access these where appropriate (including but not limited to IAPT, Secondary Care Mental Health services, Social Prescribing service and local Voluntary Sector mental health provision). 11. Help patients to develop skills and build confidence in their ability to regulate their emotional state and make appropriate choices that promote mental wellbeing; encourage patients to self-initiate positive behaviours and to gain problem-solving skills. 12.
Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate. 13. Work closely with the GP practice and other members of the team ensuring appropriate communication, including discharge notes, and be available to support practice staff with queries about referrals and suitability, offering consultation, advice and decision support to primary care colleagues. Professional Practice 14.
Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g. BACP, UKCP, BPS), and keep up to date on new recommendations/guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g. NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence). 15.
Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure your personal development plan maintains up-to-date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/developments. GENERAL 1. To provide information and advice about Touchstones services to managers, teams, and other people/agencies with an interest in the organisation's work. 2.
To undertake out of hours work as required by the service. 3. To be inducted, supervised, performance managed and appra
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