Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago

St Austell, United Kingdom St Austell Healthcare Full time

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**: The duties and responsibilities of the post holder are detailed below, although the precise accountabilities of any job may be expected to change over time. Job holders would be contacted over any proposed changes before implementation. Provide a high level of clinical expertise in the assessment and continuing care of patients presenting with mental health problems. Ensure that care is based on the assessment of care needs and develops in line with ongoing patient needs.

Provide support and expert advice to colleagues involved in the care of patients with mental health problems and develop systems to ensure that this support is available in a range of ways. To contribute to the review process for mental health patients and provide ongoing support to staff in order to improve practice. To take part in the audit of practice and ensure effective and productive practice is in place by means of developing appropriate strategy to address any practice gaps. Work autonomously, competently and safely but utilising supervision and acknowledging others expertise if required.

To act as a resource for referrals to other agencies such as WAWY, district nurses, social care, voluntary services, third sector counselling services, CFT. Work to ensure that the clinical environment is therapeutic and conducive to the receipt of the best clinical care and experience. Support the training and education of other clinicians within the surgery to ensure they can undertake basic psychological assessments and provide a high standard of care for patients with mental health problems. Monitor and evaluate the standard of care and take actions to ensure that a high standard of care is maintained.

Utilise recent research findings in the advancement of best practice and in the delivery of an evidenced based service. Disseminate relevant research via training and publication and advise others on the implications for practice of research findings. Identify and be responsive to the diverse cultural, social and spiritual needs of all patients. Actively contribute to the organisation to ensure a proactive approach to mental health.

Promote general health education and specifically mental health education to the client group. Share in accurate record keeping and assist with providing statistical data relating to mental health patients. Utilise information systems to aid regular audit, involving other colleagues and ensuring a full cycle process with actions plans and evaluation. Identify and intervene proactively in situations that contribute to an unsafe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

Develop and maintain effective working links with other psychiatric services and other relevant agencies. Work within the framework of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct or relevant professional body. Provide clinical supervision to a specific group of staff. Provide clinical leadership, promoting and supporting professional development and participating as an appraiser for a group of trained nurses.

Maintain an ongoing personal development plan in order to continually inform, update, expand and develop specialist practice. Develop and maintain close links with the Social Prescribing team Leadership Operate as a full member of the primary care team, including contributing to leadership, service evaluation/improvement and research activity Manage and co-ordinate the care that individual patients receive, including through liaising with other members of the MDT and with patients' carers Contribute to the use of healthcare technologies to optimise the integration of service delivery (across teams, sectors, and settings) and patients access and continuity of care Contribute to the development of primary care teams, including through contributing to others' learning Clinical Governance Contribute to the development and maintenance of sound clinical governance and risk management. Support the development/implementation on any new ways of working/policies that need to be introduced across the SAH. Support SAHC in operating a quality assurance but no blame culture that adheres to best practice around incident reporting and whistle blowing.

Engagement with Patients, Internal and External Stakeholders Initiate, develop and maintain excellent third-party relationships e.g. with CCGs, NHSE Area Teams, sub-contractor providers, patient groups, local community health teams and other stakeholders to grow, maintain and support service and performance delivery. To ensure patient surveys are undertaken, analysed and action plans are developed and acted upon Confidentiality While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.

In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have a

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