Senior Mental Health Practitioner

3 weeks ago

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

Hi, my name is Mike and I am the Service Manager for both Peterborough and Cambridge CRHTT's. We are HTAS accredited, reflecting the high standard of care we provide, and have great opportunities for personal growth and development.

Peterborough Crisis Resolution & Home Treatment Team is a well-established service at the heart of acute crisis care within Peterborough and surrounding areas. Covering a large geographical area, rich with diversity, the team is made up of very experienced staff, of various disciplines, all with their own unique brilliance.

You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments and collaboratively planning care and treatment interventions with those we are supporting. This includes effectively managing high-risk presentations at times, so requires a good knowledge base and comprehensive skill in risk management and safety planning.

Main duties of the job

  • To contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring, and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.
  • Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Crisis Care Concordat, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.

About us

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 settings but also within 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To offer an urgent Mental Health Assessment and Home Treatment for those referred and assessed as requiring the services of the Team.
  • To contribute to achieving the Teams objectives, monitoring and evaluating workloads through effective clinical leadership.
  • Provide urgent assessment/intervention for AMH service users out of their teams core hours of service.
  • The post will include flexible working patterns over a ;

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse/Occupational Therapist/Social Worker

Desirable

  • Post qualification specialist mental health training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a community setting
  • Experience in leadership role
  • Experience of developing and providing teaching programmes
  • Experience of managing and training staff

Desirable

  • Qualification in leadership
  • Ability to deliver mental health awareness and varied concise information

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Effective organisational and time management skills
  • Clear evidence of effective & safe decision making and problem solving.
  • Ability to contribute to service development and ability to manage change
  • Ability to work under pressure

Desirable

  • Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential

  • Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  • Understanding of therapeutic skills for clinicians required to support patients in an acute phase of illness
  • Clear understanding of CRHTT practice and treatment objectives.
  • Knowledge of SOVA and Safeguarding policies

Desirable

  • Mental Health Act Training
  • Any additional training relevant to CRHTT intervention

Physical Requirements

Essential

  • Able to cover shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days a week
  • Ability to travel across a large geographical patch

Other

Essential

  • Committed to the empowerment of service users and carers promoting their involvement in service delivery
  • Provide and promote non-discriminatory care

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