Community Mental Health Practitioner

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for team players who are passionate about the well-being and recovery and who able to place service users at the centre of care. The service operates from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and the post holder will participate in the team duty and assessment systems. The team is committed to working with an individual’s strengths in order to maximise autonomy and to deliver NICE concordant care for all service users on our caseload

The Team serves the population of Brent, a diverse and vibrant Borough, and is located in Brent with excellent transport links. It is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive management team and a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities.

Brent is a place of contrast and a destination for thousands of British and international visitors every year. Home of the iconic Wembley Stadium, the world famous Wembley Arena, the new London Designer Outlet and the spectacular Swaminarayan Hindu Temple, it provides a stage for cultural, sporting and religious events of national and international importance.

Please see the person specification for essential criteria.

If you are a looking for a new challenge to make a real difference supporting the recovery of adults in Brent experiencing mental health crises then this is the job for you.
- The post holder will be a member of Brent CMHT which also leads on primary care mental health liaison and link working.
- Responsible for undertaking initial and comprehensive assessment of health and social care needs alone or with colleagues and feedback to Multi-Disciplinary Team
- They will have care co-ordination and co-worker responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of service users, being part of a service that is committed to recovery and social inclusion.
- Provide supervision to an identified group of staff and students on placement with the team.
- Carry out MDT activities including being on duty and clinic rota as appropriate and within sphere of profession
- They will develop and maintain effective communication strategies between Mental Health Services and General Practice Teams to improve care pathways.
- The post holder will be required to work within CNWL policies and procedures, professional and legal framework upholding the values and ethos of the organisation.
- To have a clear understanding and practice within framework of one’s Code of Professional Conduct, Adult and Child protection protocols, Mental Health and Capacity Acts
- To provide regular ongoing contact with GP Practices as part of the post holder’s link worker role, this includes developing an improved understanding of the role and function of the CMHT.

**Interview Date**: TBC

The Team serves the population of Brent, a diverse and vibrant Borough, and is located in Brent with excellent transport links. It is an established team with a friendly, supportive culture. There is a visible and supportive management team and a strong emphasis on training and professional development opportunities

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
- Work collaboratively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of MH care pathway.
- To educate health professionals, other services eg ASC and voluntary sector regarding threshold criteria for Secondary Mental Health service and to provide pre-referral advice and consultation to assist in the appropriate triage and allocation of referrals
- Ensure, and clarify where necessary, the patient pathways through mental health services.
- Undertake initial assessment and reviews including the formulation of care plans to meet the identified needs of the patient
- Undertake Risk Assessments and formulate risk management plans as per Trust policies
- Regular attendance and participation at the clinical meetings that facilitate discussion of patient/client needs and ensure a shared approach to care, treatment and risk management where necessary.
- Plan and implement care as appropriate to the needs of the patient that is underpinned by best practice guidance and person centred principles.
- Review and evaluation of care plans and risk management plans on an ongoing basis
- Advice regarding medication management including promoting concordance and monitoring and advising regards effect and side effects in accordance with profession
- Facilitate undertaking of physical and mental health reviews
- Provide information, advice and assessment to carers, as required.
- To work with primary care to ensure that referrals to secondary services are timely and appropriate and that more complex cases are referred on.
- Work as part of the mental health practitioner team at base, in

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