Community Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago

Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Livewell Southwest Full time
Job Title: Community Mental Health Practitioner

Job Summary:

Livewell Southwest is seeking an experienced registered practitioner to join our Home Treatment team as a Community Mental Health Practitioner. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing treatment interventions for patients experiencing mental health crisis. This includes managing and administering medication, conducting biopsychosocial assessments, and ensuring physical checks are routinely conducted.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Receive and triage referrals for those presenting in a mental health crisis
  • Provide skilled telephone advice to referrers and patients and carers
  • Offer an urgent mental health assessment in a location most convenient/appropriate for the patient
  • Identify the most appropriate intervention required for patient, with an emphasis on positive risk management, and refer as necessary
  • Support the Team Manager in the effective running of the team and monitoring of standards through effective clinical supervision of junior staff

Requirements:

  • Mental Health Act Mental Capacity Act CPA Clinical Risk Assessment Safeguarding Adults and Children Clinical Governance Psychological models of care and treatment Microsoft Outlook SystmOne, Care First or other electronic records system eCPA Relevant Livewell Southwest policies and procedures
  • Ability to prioritise workload Robust and positive approach towards risk assessment Ability to work effectively under pressure Ability to identify and refer on for unmet need Working effectively with patients who may have a variety of communication difficulties

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of common physical health issues that may affect people with a severe and enduring mental health problem Knowledge of clinical clustering tools

Essential Qualifications:

  • RMN/Dip HE/BSc Mental Health Nursing NMC Registration RGN/Dip HE/BSc Registered Nurse NMC Registration Occupational Therapy Degree HCPC Registration Social Work Degree HCPC Registration Paramedic Science Degree/BSc/Dip HE HCPC Registration Fully Competent Clinical Supervision training Evidence of completion of statutory and mandatory training Mentorship qualification

Experience:

  • Significant post-registration experience of working with people with complex mental ill health within the community, including those who may abuse drugs and/or alcohol Significant experience as a care coordinator/ or Home Treatment/Crisis worker Experience of working collaboratively with patients and their families/carers Previous experience of working at a Band 6 level or 2 years post registration experience in acute mental health Completing complex mental health assessments in a variety of different settings in the community and signposting to relevant services Relapse prevention and Recovery Principles Experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring, and teaching to students and other health professionals

About Livewell Southwest:

Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.

We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

We value our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:

  • Protected CPD time for registered staff
  • Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
  • Leadership & mentoring programmes
  • Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
  • A Robust Preceptorship
  • A bespoke induction programme
  • Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

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