Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Job Title: Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join our team at HMP Aylesbury. As a key member of the Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Mental Health Team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality mental health care to patients in a prison setting.

Main Responsibilities:
  1. To work under the direction of the Mental Health Lead to ensure that clinical priorities are clearly understood and met to an agreed standard.
  2. To assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
  3. To undertake risk assessments, including the formulation of comprehensive plans developed jointly with patients and staff teams.
  4. To provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity, and gender, sexuality, and disability.
  5. To participate in the reception/induction process and any other model adopted by the local team to identify individuals with mental health problems at the earliest opportunity.
  6. To have an active presence and act as a resource for all staff and prisoners, in addition to those patients under your care, in the Segregation unit and Clinical Assessment Unit.
About Us:

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing quality health and social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public, and private organizations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well-being and provide opportunities for recovery.

Requirements:
  1. To work closely with other departments to ensure that all risks are assessed and managed.
  2. To function fully within the Integrated Mental Health Team, assessing and treating patients through their journey in prison.
  3. To undertake comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and feedback to the Multi-disciplinary Team, ensuring that planned care is individual and appropriate to the needs of the patient.
  4. To provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, appropriate prison departments, and external health, social care, and probation services.
  5. To ensure effective pre-release care planning.
  6. Evidence of professional development since registration.
  7. Experience of care co-ordinating within the CPA framework.
  8. Experience of working in a community setting.
Skills and Knowledge:
  1. Expert in engaging with people with mental health problems, assessing their needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions, and evaluating the effectiveness of the process.
  2. Risk assessment and management skills.
  3. Knowledge of current challenges and developments in Prison health.
  4. To use supervision positively and effectively.
  5. Knowledge of CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, legislation, and policies relevant to prison mental health.
  6. Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks.
  7. Ability to engage in evidence-based practice, with an understanding of care quality (clinical governance).
  8. Flexible.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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