Senior Mental Health Practitioner | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

2 days ago


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

OverviewThe post holder will be part of NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Talking Therapies. This post will support the service to ensure that national guidelines are adhered to, targets are achieved and that the clinical governance arrangements are in place.To provide evidence based psychological interventions to patients at step 3, across all sectors of care, providing specialist psychological assessment and therapy at the same time as offering advice and consultation on clients’ psychological care to non-psychologist colleagues and to other, non-professional carers, working under supervision within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and 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’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process. For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.ukPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.ResponsibilitiesOffer a same day triage of referrals.Co-ordinate and lead for shifts as required.To provide the initial telephone clinical triage as required of referrals to the Talking Therapies service.To gather further information as required from referrer or other providers to help support a clinical outcome decision.Identify the appropriate intervention or management required and process to the appropriate CPFT pathway or 3rd sector agency.Provide completed outcome reports/letters containing the necessary information of a high standard.Have excellent telephone communication skills.Be conversant and proactive with Government legislation pertaining to the Mental Health Act, National Service Framework, NHS Plan and Clinical Governance.Encourage, promote, and maintain effective communication with the Primary Care providers, Community Teams, Acute Care Services, and 3rd Sector providers.The post will include flexible working patterns over a range of working hours.Represent NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies SPA at local and Trust wide meetings.To contribute to the professional development within the NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Talking Therapies SPA.To always promote and display the highest professional standards.Professional body’s code of conduct must be always complied with. #J-18808-Ljbffr



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