Community Mental Health Practitioner for Older
1 week ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a practitioner to join an Older Person's Community Mental Health Team.
If you come to work with us you will be a care coordinator on a team of dedicated and supportive professionals. We are a well established team who offer excellent care and we are looking for staff who have energy, enthusiasm, commitment and drive and who are patient-centred.
Powys is situated in some of Britain's most beautiful scenery and as a county, offers a unique quality of life. It is a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, and patients are truly at the heart of care provision.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
**For further details / informal visits contact**:
Tim Price
Team Leader
01597 828753
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide a specialist assessment and support services for people over the age of 65 who are suffering from mental health problems or clients under the age of 65 with evidence of organic changes.
Manage own case load. Undertake initial assessments on behalf of the CMHT and to care coordinate. Undertake self-audit of care coordination activity in line with Welsh Government audit requirements.
Act as Duty Officer for the Older Persons team at the CMHT ensuring
information is processed accurately and communicated to other
professionals/agencies.
- Co-ordinate, arrange and where appropriate chair case conferences where there is notification of serious concern i.e. Protection of Vulnerable Adults.
- Act independently and have sole responsibility for managing case load and time effectively.
- Act as a therapeutic resource for clients, having the ability to use assessments and offer a variety of interventions e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, counselling.
- Review and monitor complex mental health presentation and offer opinions regarding diagnosis as part of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Work with clients with uncertain or differential diagnosis in order to improve their functioning while seeking a confirmed diagnosis.
- Work within a highly autonomous team.
Powys is cited as being a wonderful place to live and work; a rural health setting where you can personally and professionally grow, where patients are at the heart of care provision. If you are an ambitious professional in search of job satisfaction, Powys is the place to be. Whatever your career aspirations, we are committed to supporting and developing you.
Powys Teaching Health Board is responsible for meeting the health and wellbeing needs of the population of Powys. Working in partnership, we commission and provide award-winning hospital, community, mental health and learning disability services, so our portfolio is varied and diverse. We are proud to offer patients an unrivalled level of care and range of careers for professionals who want to make a real difference.
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